Brazzaville vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2860
🏠 One person rent	$235	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1255
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	26
😀 Quality of life	27	16
🏙️ Population	1.83M	2.12M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 32% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8028th and 6317th ($561 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8703rd and 9088th 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	$3.46	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$52
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$1047

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$676
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$486
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$602
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$493
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$840
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$530
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$524
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$646
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$622
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$439
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$536
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$551
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$522
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$405
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$871
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$571
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$706
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$820
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$486
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$441
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$424
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$557
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$557
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$490
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$600
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$481
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1608
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$542
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$466
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$883