Mogadishu vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$230
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
12
😀 Quality of life
12
35
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.5M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 30% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5369th ($711 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Niger, respectively. Check Somalia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9139th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Niamey

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Mogadishu Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$4390

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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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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$771
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$426
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$774
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$869
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$658
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$756
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$743
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$651
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$587
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$972
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$507
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$649
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$579
610 km or 379 mi Save
$613
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$735
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$535
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$743
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$733
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$677
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$526
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$371
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$647
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$695
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$590
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$776
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$553
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1030
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$779
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$575
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$974
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$632
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1502
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$634
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$670
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$354
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$709