Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

compared to

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 69.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 82.1% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 53.0% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 72.8% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.8% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 69.2% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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pay 82.1% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.72	$3.00 SOS1,714	-86.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.48	$3.50 SOS1,999	-75.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.85	$0.62 SOS357	-83.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.58	$0.50 SOS286	-83.2%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 53.0% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.86	$1.17 SOS666	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK42.54	$1.88 SOS1,071	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK48.80	$5.30 SOS3,027	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK31.24	$1.82 SOS1,041	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK33.52	$1.89 SOS1,080	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.27	$1.40 SOS800	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.30	$0.38 SOS219	-73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.93	$0.92 SOS527	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.91	$0.46 SOS264	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.03	$0.44 SOS250	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.94	$0.54 SOS311	-39.8%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 72.8% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK51.16	$3.91 SOS2,234	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK659.38	$20.00 SOS11,424	-80.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK330,688.40	$7,500.00 SOS4,283,959	-85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK160.62	$5.80 SOS3,313	-76.3%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK242.18	$33.75 SOS19,278	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK11,120.74	$180.00 SOS102,815	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,315.75	$81.67 SOS46,648	-93.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK999.09	$104.51 SOS59,695	-31.2%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,814.40	$73.75 SOS42,126	-87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK82,829.57	$885.00 SOS505,507	-93.0%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.69	$4.00 SOS2,285	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK40.70	$1.38 SOS785	-77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK59.52	$1.69 SOS965	-81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK285.34	$25.00 SOS14,280	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK122.83	??
Average			-63.8%

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pay 69.2% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK760.21	$18.33 SOS10,472	-84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK320.70	$24.33 SOS13,899	-50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK797.90	$22.67 SOS12,947	-81.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,149.67	$67.33 SOS38,460	-61.5%
Average			-69.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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