Abidjan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Abidjan Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2699
$3295
🏠 One person rent
$407
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1653
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
26
😀 Quality of life
36
17
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.12M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5727th and 6067th ($954 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Somalia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7662nd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Mogadishu

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Abidjan Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1314
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$57.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.26%
7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$10004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1528
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.19
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$36.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$774
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$742
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$740
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$747
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$751
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$418
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$796
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$389
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$380
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$558
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$379
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$409
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$760
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$343
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$431
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$635
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$488
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$488
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$394
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$683
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$868
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$635
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$665
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$636
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$564
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$498
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$644
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$644
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$486
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$733
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$633
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$676
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$522
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$862
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$563
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$490

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$603
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$348
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$801
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$554
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$476
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$412
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$618
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$491
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$567
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$609
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$389
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$412
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$633
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$519
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$752
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$725
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$548
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$569
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$560
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$664
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$833
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$570
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$508
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$471
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$440
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$497
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$528
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$512
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$687
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$502
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1546
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$455
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$488
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$575