Mogadishu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$256
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
13
93
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6821st and 2002nd ($719 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9110th and 60th 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
$3.03
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$6957

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$711
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$502
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$671
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$626
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$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
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$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

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$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
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$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
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$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
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$1610