Accra vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$297
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
56
15
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.12M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6574th and 7013th ($822 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Somalia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6206th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Mogadishu

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Accra Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864