Mogadishu vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
41
😀 Quality of life
22
24
🏙️ Population
2.12M
908K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 47% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7156th and 4388th ($721 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 Owerri. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 9071st and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Owerri

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Mogadishu Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$1701

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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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$773
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$591
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$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
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$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
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$760
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$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
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$596
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$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517