Lome vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$320
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
25
😀 Quality of life
23
15
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lome is 17% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6522nd and 7013th ($835 vs $715) 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 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 9029th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$575

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$417
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$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864