Lome vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$267
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
40
13
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lome is 1% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6859th and 6821st ($711 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Somalia, respectively. Check Togo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6954th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$890

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$345
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$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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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