Mogadishu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$765
🏠 One person rent
$276
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
36
😀 Quality of life
16
17
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 132% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6317th and 9080th ($819 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 9088th and 9077th 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
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$704

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
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$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617