Lagos vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$490
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
27
😀 Quality of life
43
22
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lagos is 31% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5960th and 7156th ($946 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7444th and 9071st 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
$3.44
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$629

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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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