Mogadishu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$264
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
27
13
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
948K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7125th and 5255th ($724 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Laos, respectively. Check Somalia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 9150th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Vientiane

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Mogadishu Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$9882

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$544
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$570
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$572
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$508
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$1269
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$523
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$601
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$571
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$520
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$775
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$602
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$551
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$588
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$763
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$1022
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$526
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$533
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$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
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$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
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$504
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$1646
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$593
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$491
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$863

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$581
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$1082
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$621
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$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
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$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
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$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
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$601
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$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
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$679
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$571
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$833
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$658
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$593
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$575
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$571
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$380