Mogadishu vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$256
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
41
😀 Quality of life
13
11
🏙️ Population
2.12M
908K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 57% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6821st and 2936th ($719 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Owerri. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 9110th and 9173rd 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
$3.03
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$1444

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621