Abuja vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$165
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
21
16
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.12M

The cost of living in Abuja is 65% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9247th and 6317th ($288 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 9088th 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
$1.42
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$1047

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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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