Mogadishu vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$264
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$32
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
27
1
😀 Quality of life
19
17
🏙️ Population
2.12M
85.4K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 41% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7125th and 4711th ($724 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Comoros, respectively. Check Somalia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9150th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Moroni

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Mogadishu Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1020
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$77.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$4.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$14990

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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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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$1237
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1521
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1181
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$935
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$588
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$551
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$408
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$544
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$496
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$564
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$604
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$521
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$458
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$461
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$692
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$481
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$495
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$496
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$505
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$553
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$527
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$506
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$530
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$591
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$469
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$523
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$828
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$602
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$1000
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$460
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$419
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1002
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$924
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$797
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$455
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$764
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$542
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$768