Kigali vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$489
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
27
😀 Quality of life
48
22
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6419th and 7156th ($872 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Somalia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6866th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Mogadishu

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Kigali Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800