Mogadishu vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$267
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
27
28
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
2.12M
149K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7156th and 6757th ($721 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9071st and 4962nd 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
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$6482

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$745
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$1045
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$1050
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$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586