Mogadishu vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$789
🏠 One person rent
$276
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
41
😀 Quality of life
16
17
🏙️ Population
2.12M
908K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 61% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6317th and 8460th ($819 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9088th and 9079th 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
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$698

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265