Freetown vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$974	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	25
😀 Quality of life	29	15
🏙️ Population	951K	2.12M

The cost of living in Freetown is 88% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4374th and 7013th ($1347 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Somalia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8809th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Mogadishu

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	Freetown	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$575

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

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