Mogadishu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$230
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
8
😀 Quality of life
12
59
🏙️ Population
2.12M
24.7K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6832nd and 3454th ($711 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Somalia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9139th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Victoria

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Mogadishu Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$3.81
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$8298

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$706
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$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408