Lome vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$293
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
27
19
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lome is 11% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6752nd and 7125th ($802 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and Somalia, respectively. Check Togo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8925th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$571

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$454
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$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
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$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863