Bangui vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$221	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	26
😀 Quality of life	6	12
🏙️ Population	889K	2.12M

The cost of living in Bangui is 28% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6832nd ($513 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Somalia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9267th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mogadishu

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	Bangui	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$879

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$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