Mogadishu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$267
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
22
93
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7156th and 2370th ($721 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9071st and 49th 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
$2.98
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$6432

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828