Mogadishu vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$264
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
82
😀 Quality of life
19
96
🏙️ Population
2.12M
449K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7125th and 13th ($724 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Somalia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 9150th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Zurich

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Mogadishu Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$24322

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$743
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$712
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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
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$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171