Mogadishu vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$7242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
81
😀 Quality of life
12
98
🏙️ Population
2.12M
449K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6832nd and 59th ($711 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Somalia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9139th and 5th 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
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$29610

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$764
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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
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$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
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$1267
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$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
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$2717