Lome vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
40
16
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lome is 17% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6964th and 6317th ($678 vs $819) 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 7143rd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Mogadishu

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Lome Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883