Cost of Living Comparison Between Mogadishu and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Mogadishu and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Mogadishu is 33.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mogadishu is 49.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.4 SOS 1,934
$13.38 MX$253
-74.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.17 SOS 10.3K
$52.7 MX$997
-65.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.54 SOS 2,578
$9.31 MX$176
-51.24%
Cappuccino
$1.48 SOS 843
$3.61 MX$68.3
-59.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 SOS 297
$1.64 MX$30.91
-68.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 SOS 176
$1.12 MX$21.14
-72.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.09 SOS 2,324
$3.26 MX$61.7
25.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$14.74 SOS 8,371
$4.82 MX$91.1
205.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 SOS 825
$1.65 MX$31.24
-12.12%
White Bread (500g)
$1.41 SOS 802
$2.74 MX$51.7
-48.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.95 SOS 538
$1.92 MX$36.28
-50.52%
Eggs
$1.95 SOS 1,109
$2.51 MX$47.53
-22.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.88 SOS 2,772
$9.89 MX$187
-50.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.93 SOS 2,231
$8.39 MX$159
-53.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.03 SOS 2,857
$11.95 MX$226
-57.91%
Apples (1kg)
$3.37 SOS 1,915
$2.87 MX$54.3
17.42%
Banana (1kg)
$0.97 SOS 553
$1.74 MX$32.85
-44.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.11 SOS 1,766
$2 MX$37.81
55.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.33 SOS 756
$2.07 MX$39.14
-35.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 SOS 677
$2.05 MX$38.78
-41.95%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 SOS 879
$2.18 MX$41.22
-28.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.37 SOS 776
$1.38 MX$26.16
-0.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 SOS 271
$1.11 MX$21.06
-56.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.17 SOS 667
$4.16 MX$78.6
-71.88%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.05 MX$209
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.98 SOS 1,127
$1.75 MX$33.16
13.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.7 MX$70
-
🚌 Getting Around
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 SOS 272
$0.38 MX$7.25
26.32%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.29 SOS 11.5K
$18.97 MX$359
6.96%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.02 SOS 581
$1.36 MX$25.72
-25.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 SOS 325
$0.28 MX$5.25
103.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.39 SOS 3,630
$5.3 MX$100
20.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1 SOS 570
$1.36 MX$25.63
-26.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,392 SOS 4.2M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
-60.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$6,220 SOS 3.5M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
-73.38%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.8 SOS 47K
$39.97 MX$756
107.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.91 SOS 2,788
$27.48 MX$519
-82.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$58.4 SOS 33.2K
$30.22 MX$571
93.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.93 SOS 17.6K
$52.6 MX$994
-41.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.42 SOS 5,921
$26.84 MX$507
-61.18%
Cinema Ticket
-
$6.32 MX$120
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$49.15 SOS 27.9K
$437 MX$8,258
-88.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$571 SOS 324.3K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-94.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$17.75 SOS 10.1K
$57.2 MX$1,082
-68.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.19 SOS 13.7K
$45.14 MX$853
-46.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$26.39 SOS 15K
$102 MX$1,928
-74.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$60.1 SOS 34.1K
$109 MX$2,056
-44.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$155 SOS 88.1K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-84.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$66.7 SOS 37.9K
$622 MX$11.8K
-89.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$458 SOS 260K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-78.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 SOS 102.4K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-85.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,872 SOS 2.8M
$3,566 MX$67.4K
36.63%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,849 SOS 5M
$2,480 MX$46.9K
256.83%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mogadishu
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$341 SOS 193.5K
$867 MX$16.4K
-60.72%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.34
-29.45%

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Last update for Mogadishu: October 27, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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