Mogadishu vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$263
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
1
😀 Quality of life
15
28
🏙️ Population
2.12M
65.5K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 32% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7013th and 5224th ($715 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9189th and 8852nd 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
$3.53
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.03
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.1
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9000
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.2
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$575
$4068

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$549
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$502
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$1175
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$596
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$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
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$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598