Mogadishu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$276
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
16
95
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 55% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6317th and 2281st ($819 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 9088th and 30th 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
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$7624

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
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$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576