Mogadishu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$256
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
36
😀 Quality of life
13
12
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6821st and 5406th ($719 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9110th and 9136th 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
$3.03
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$1688

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$711
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$502
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$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
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$626
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$535
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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655