Mogadishu vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$230
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
26
23
😀 Quality of life
12
16
🏙️ Population
2.12M
264K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 6% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6832nd and 7061st ($711 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Benin, respectively. Check Somalia vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 9139th and 9002nd 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
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$5849

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$706
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$498
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$660
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$764
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$718
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$709
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1113
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$590
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1030
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$755
173 km or 108 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$776
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$354
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$779
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$575
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$695
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$649
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$972
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$805
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1611
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$507
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$679
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$462
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$743
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502