Mogadishu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$230
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
12
93
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.8M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6832nd and 2225th ($711 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9139th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$5725

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$706
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$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

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3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692