Mogadishu vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
41
😀 Quality of life
19
21
🏙️ Population
2.12M
908K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 53% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7125th and 3883rd ($724 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0 months in Owerri. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 9150th and 9121st 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
$3.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$1493

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
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$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
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$830
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$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
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$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584