Cost of Living Comparison Between Baidoa and Mogadishu Cost of Living Comparison Between Baidoa and Mogadishu

🙂 Solo nomad: Baidoa is 72% cheaper than Mogadishu without rent, and 73.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baidoa is 70.3% cheaper than Mogadishu without rent, and 67% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.48 SOS 1,987

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.64 SOS 10.1K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.40 SOS 2,509

Cappuccino

$1.52 SOS 870

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 SOS 292

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 SOS 190

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.98 SOS 2,270

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$15.21 SOS 8,677

Milk (1 liter)

$2.04 SOS 1,167

$1.45 SOS 827

40.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.42 SOS 808

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 SOS 701

$0.89 SOS 510

38.20%

Eggs

$3.55 SOS 2,027

$1.99 SOS 1,138

78.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.93 SOS 2,813

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.26 SOS 5,284

$3.89 SOS 2,219

138.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.08 SOS 4,039

$4.87 SOS 2,777

45.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.47 SOS 1,982

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 SOS 558

Oranges (1kg)

$3.14 SOS 1,790

Tomato (1kg)

$1.29 SOS 738

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 SOS 707

Onion (1kg)

$1.52 SOS 867

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.42 SOS 809

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 SOS 278

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.18 SOS 673

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SOS 1,111

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 SOS 272

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.25 SOS 11.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SOS 581

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 SOS 332

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.67 SOS 3,805

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.00 SOS 571

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$7,369 SOS 4.2M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$6,101 SOS 3.5M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.9 SOS 47.3K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.85 SOS 2,767

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$57.3 SOS 32.7K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.73 SOS 17.5K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.66 SOS 6,082

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$49.70 SOS 28.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$580 SOS 330.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$10.19 SOS 5,813

$17.57 SOS 10.0K

-42.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.67 SOS 14.1K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.78 SOS 11.3K

$27.07 SOS 15.4K

-26.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.66 SOS 16.9K

$60.4 SOS 34.4K

-50.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$50.6 SOS 28.9K

$154 SOS 88.0K

-67.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$29.46 SOS 16.8K

$69.2 SOS 39.5K

-57.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$148 SOS 84.2K

$474 SOS 270.6K

-68.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$90.9 SOS 51.9K

$181 SOS 103.2K

-49.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,816 SOS 2.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,417 SOS 1.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 SOS 189.0K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Baidoa: January 10, 2026

Last update for Mogadishu: January 12, 2026

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