Cost of living comparison

Mogadishu, Somalia

compared to

Accra, Ghana

Accra vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 84.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Accra
Groceries: pay 65.1% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Accra
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Accra

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Accra are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Accra.

Accra vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,715	$4.82 GHS63.88	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 SOS2,001	$7.37 GHS97.84	+110.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.74 GHS9.84	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS286	$0.29 GHS3.86	-41.8%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 65.1% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 SOS667	$1.52 GHS20.18	+30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 SOS1,072	$3.46 GHS45.88	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 SOS3,030	$11.31 GHS149.99	+113.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 SOS1,042	$2.28 GHS30.31	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 SOS1,080	$2.18 GHS28.88	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SOS800	$1.27 GHS16.90	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 SOS219	$0.59 GHS7.87	+55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SOS527	$0.81 GHS10.81	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 SOS264	$1.21 GHS15.99	+160.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 SOS251	$1.21 GHS16.06	+176.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS311	$0.96 GHS12.77	+76.9%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,236	$4.34 GHS57.58	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,433	$32.96 GHS437.31	+64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,287,547	$8,000.00 GHS106,130.40	+6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,316	$11.16 GHS148.09	+92.5%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.75 SOS19,294	$44.40 GHS588.99	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.00 SOS102,901	$627.15 GHS8,319.92	+248.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.67 SOS46,687	$112.15 GHS1,487.85	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.51 SOS59,745	$39.69 GHS526.48	-62.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.75 SOS42,161	$57.02 GHS756.38	-22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.00 SOS505,931	$7,655.73 GHS101,563.26	+765.1%
Average			+371.2%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,287	$1.21 GHS15.99	-69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 SOS786	$2.75 GHS36.51	+100.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 SOS966	$1.57 GHS20.80	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00 SOS14,292	$36.21 GHS480.34	+44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.33 GHS123.79
Average			+17.0%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Mogadishu	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SOS10,481	$14.87 GHS197.34	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,911	$20.10 GHS266.68	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.67 SOS12,958	$32.71 GHS433.91	+44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.33 SOS38,493	$34.57 GHS458.56	-48.7%
Average			-10.2%

Mogadishu vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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