Mogadishu vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$276
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
30
😀 Quality of life
16
38
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 0.5% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6317th and 6331st ($819 vs $815) 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 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 9088th and 7374th 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
$2.98
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$14094

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$710
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$709
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$605
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$566
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$706
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$659
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$577
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$496
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$668
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$656
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$462
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$571
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$617
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$594
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$715
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$902
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$716
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$669
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$614
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$648
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$665
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$653
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1233
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$500
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$532
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$619
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$588
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$362
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$614