Mogadishu vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$276
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
26
1
😀 Quality of life
16
21
🏙️ Population
2.12M
71.9K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 5% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6317th and 6146th ($819 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9088th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sao Tome

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Mogadishu Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$3475

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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677