Mogadishu vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$267
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
10
😀 Quality of life
22
23
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.5M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 38% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7156th and 4855th ($721 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Niger, respectively. Check Somalia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9071st and 9048th 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
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$4828

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$1050
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$543
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$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830