Mogadishu vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mogadishu	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$715	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$263	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	21
😀 Quality of life	15	27
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 33% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7013th and 8410th ($715 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Liberia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9189th and 8877th 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	$3.53	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.03	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.1	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$143	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4802	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9000	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.8	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.1	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.7	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.2	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$575	$3157

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541