Mogadishu vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mogadishu	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$256	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$740	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	26	21
😀 Quality of life	13	42
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 36% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6821st and 8461st ($719 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Liberia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9110th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Monrovia

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	Mogadishu	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.3	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6940	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.1	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$52.2	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.2	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$890	$2993

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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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520