Abidjan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$512	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	26
😀 Quality of life	39	16
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.12M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6317th ($1114 vs $819) 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 0.2 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 7263rd 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	$3.68	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$1047

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$676
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$486
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$602
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$493
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$840
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$530
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$524
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$646
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$622
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$439
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$536
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$551
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$522
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$405
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$871
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$571
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$706
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$820
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$486
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$441
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$424
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$557
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$557
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$490
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$600
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$481
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1608
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$542
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$466
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$883