Mogadishu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$267
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
37
😀 Quality of life
22
26
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 9% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7156th and 6787th ($721 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 9071st and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Onitsha

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Mogadishu Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$1896

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$1050
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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
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$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
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$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657