Mogadishu vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$230	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	62
😀 Quality of life	12	80
🏙️ Population	2.12M	581K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 44% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4316th ($711 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 9139th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Vilnius

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	Mogadishu	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302