Abuja vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$953
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
19
13
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.12M

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4418th and 6821st ($1262 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8886th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Mogadishu

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Abuja Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$890

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799