Mogadishu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$264
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
19
96
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.8M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7125th and 2284th ($724 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9150th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Montreal

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Mogadishu Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$5550

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805