Mogadishu vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$256
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
30
😀 Quality of life
13
26
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 22% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6821st and 6082nd ($719 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 9110th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Yangon

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Mogadishu Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$10024

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$671
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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$792
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$612
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$564
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$690
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$742
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$655
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$559
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$570
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$664
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$613
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$613
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$994
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$787
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$588
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$676
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$769
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$800
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$773
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1168
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$555
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$608
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$1251
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$703
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$599
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$312
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$626