Mogadishu vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$264
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
27
28
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
2.12M
149K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 11% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7125th and 6712th ($724 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9150th and 5184th 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
$3.5
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$5625

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$553
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$712
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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
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588