Mogadishu vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$256
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
81
😀 Quality of life
13
98
🏙️ Population
2.12M
447K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6821st and 41st ($719 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Somalia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Somalia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 2 months in Zurich. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 9110th 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
$3.03
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$20539

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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
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$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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$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
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$3011
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$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
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$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
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$1468
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$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
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$1538
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$2741
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$1391
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$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
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$2483
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$2843