Luanda vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$496	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	26
😀 Quality of life	53	12
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.12M

The cost of living in Luanda is 42% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5424th and 6832nd ($1012 vs $711) 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 1.5 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 6024th and 9139th 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	$5.84	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$879

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752