Douala vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$711
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
26
😀 Quality of life
36
16
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.12M

The cost of living in Douala is 59% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4177th and 6317th ($1300 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Somalia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7640th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Mogadishu

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Douala Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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