Mogadishu vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mogadishu	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$819	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2860	$1358
🏠 One person rent	$276	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1255	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	26	1
😀 Quality of life	16	13
🏙️ Population	2.12M	74.7K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 40% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 6317th and 7786th ($819 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Comoros, respectively. Check Somalia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9088th and 9189th 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	$2.98	$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$836	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6395	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.1	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$52	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.8	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1047	$3033

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$585
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1144
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1127
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1165
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$762
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$706
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$600
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$622
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$332
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$600
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$493
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$326
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$327
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$992
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$461
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$332
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$363
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$452
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$338
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$581
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$337
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$457
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$536
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$970
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$571
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1014
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$428
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$524
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1176
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$993
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$646
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$530
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$645
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$486
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$761