Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Nigeria

Abuja vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 50.7% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Abuja

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Abuja are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Abuja. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 24.5% less for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.49 NGN650.79	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.70 NGN928.07	+34.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	-19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	+120.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+182.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	+36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.66 NGN883.74	+46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$0.68 NGN908.26	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	+80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+39.0%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.78 NGN43,636.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,143.00 NGN35M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	+35.1%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$596.02 NGN793K	+205.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$350.58 NGN467K	+352.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$86.28 NGN115K	-29.5%
Average			+160.4%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$3,150.69 NGN4M	+314.6%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.00 NGN1,331.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 NGN2,662.42
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.41 NGN8,530.91
Average			+13.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+333.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$78.11 NGN104K	+212.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$106.08 NGN141K	+226.4%
Average			+200.7%

Mogadishu vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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