Luanda vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$474
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
19
26
😀 Quality of life
54
13
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.12M

The cost of living in Luanda is 42% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5518th and 6821st ($1024 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Somalia, respectively. Check Angola vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5940th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mogadishu

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Luanda Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939

Cities near Mogadishu

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