Mogadishu vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$230	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	26	27
😀 Quality of life	12	62
🏙️ Population	2.12M	149K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 12% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6387th ($711 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9139th and 4802nd 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	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$3884

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552