Mogadishu vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$267
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
22
25
🏙️ Population
2.12M
234K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 6% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7156th and 6922nd ($721 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Benin, respectively. Check Somalia vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 9071st and 8939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Porto-Novo

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Mogadishu Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$5724

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$745
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$1045
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$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$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
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$692
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375