Mogadishu vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mogadishu	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$715	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$263	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	26
😀 Quality of life	15	77
🏙️ Population	2.12M	687K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 51% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7013th and 4103rd ($715 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Somalia and Spain, respectively. Check Somalia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 9189th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Zaragoza

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	Mogadishu	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.03	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.1	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$143	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4802	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9000	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.1	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.2	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$575	$8269

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581