Lagos vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$607
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
26
😀 Quality of life
41
13
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lagos is 58% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4791st and 6821st ($1133 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6804th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mogadishu

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Lagos Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$890

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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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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