Cost of Living inMogadishu, Somalia, Fed. Rep.
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Somalia, Fed. Rep.: $1,409/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 10% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Mogadishu. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Mogadishu is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Somalia, Fed. Rep..
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and country-level outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
30/100
2023
Physicians
0.05/1k
2014
Hospital beds
0.87/1k
2019
Out of pocket
31%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
59.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
563/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
34.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Somalia, Fed. Rep. yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI ยท Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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2022 annual wages in Mogadishu, Somalia, Fed. Rep. ยท Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
Quick comparison FAQ
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How far does your money go in Mogadishu compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.0x further in Mogadishu than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Mogadishu cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Mogadishu is more expensive overall than New York City โ overall living costs are about 10% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Mogadishu. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Mogadishu compare with New York City?
Rent in Mogadishu is about 87% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Mogadishu?
Groceries in Mogadishu are about 52% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 45% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Mogadishu
Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia and its main Indian Ocean port, and it remains one of the most security-constrained capital cities in the world. Most Western governments advise against all travel, and the small foreign presence is concentrated inside the heavily fortified airport compound and a few hardened compounds in the city. Daily life for residents revolves around the Bakara market economy, remittances from the Somali diaspora, and a rebuilding telecoms and finance sector that has produced surprisingly cheap mobile data. For relocators this is essentially a returnee city: ethnic Somalis with passports and family networks can navigate it, while unconnected foreigners face severe access, insurance, and movement constraints that no cost-of-living number can offset.
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