Mogadishu vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$264
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
10
😀 Quality of life
19
22
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.5M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 39% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7125th and 4788th ($724 vs $1194) 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9150th and 9087th 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
$3.5
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$5601

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$743
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$712
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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796