Mogadishu vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$267
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
82
😀 Quality of life
22
97
🏙️ Population
2.12M
452K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7156th and 11th ($721 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Somalia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 9071st and 6th 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
$2.98
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$26431

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$745
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$682
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$1045
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$1050
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$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117