Mogadishu vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$276
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
26
27
😀 Quality of life
16
65
🏙️ Population
2.12M
149K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 1% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6317th and 6280th ($819 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9088th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Port Louis

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Mogadishu Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$3923

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
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$702
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$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762