Brazzaville vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$252	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	25
😀 Quality of life	37	15
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.12M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 17% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7864th and 7013th ($595 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8178th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Mogadishu

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	Brazzaville	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$575

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$538
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$536
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$536
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$536
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$893
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$871
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$928
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$853
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$946
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1116
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$836
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$993
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1029
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$708
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1241
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$684
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$606
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$494
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$808
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$682
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$885
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$526
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$858
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1044
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1363
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$755
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1413
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$665
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$849
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$793

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$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