Mogadishu vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$256
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
26
12
😀 Quality of life
13
34
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.03M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 33% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6821st and 5104th ($719 vs $1073) 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 9110th and 7565th 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
$3.03
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$4644

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755