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Mogadishu vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 25.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.5% more in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Mogadishu

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Mogadishu are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Mogadishu. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,045	$3.50 SOS2,016	+84.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫112K	$4.50 SOS2,592	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,261	$0.50 SOS288	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,368	$0.32 SOS187	+32.2%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,447	$1.62 SOS936	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫128K	$2.50 SOS1,440	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫137K	$5.36 SOS3,089	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,032	$1.95 SOS1,121	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,139	$1.64 SOS947	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,166	$1.36 SOS784	-5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,175	$0.45 SOS261	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,113	$1.25 SOS718	+88.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,943	$0.58 SOS334	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,441	$0.55 SOS318	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,939	$0.68 SOS392	+47.6%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫82,981	$3.91 SOS2,253	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫196K	$20.00 SOS11,519	+164.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫981M	$7,500.00 SOS4M	-80.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫145K	$5.80 SOS3,340	+3.5%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫225K	$66.67 SOS38,396	+668.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$157.50 SOS90,710	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$87.50 SOS50,394	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$63.28 SOS36,445	+12.5%
Average			+140.0%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$50.00 SOS28,797	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫305M	$570.00 SOS328K	-95.2%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,523	$4.00 SOS2,304	+322.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,409	$1.50 SOS864	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,332	$1.20 SOS691	-9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫723K	$31.67 SOS18,238	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫98,090	??
Average			+77.5%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$17.50 SOS10,079	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫594K	$24.33 SOS14,014	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$26.67 SOS15,358	-69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$60.50 SOS34,844	-16.4%
Average			-34.4%

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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: February 2026

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