Libreville vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libreville Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1773
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$294
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
26
😀 Quality of life
28
16
🏙️ Population
797K
2.12M

The cost of living in Libreville is 15% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6825th and 6317th ($697 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Gabon and Somalia, respectively. Check Gabon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Libreville compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Libreville ranked 1st best city to live in Gabon vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8556th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Libreville vs Mogadishu

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Libreville Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.43%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6420
$1047

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$866
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$990
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$683
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$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
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$567
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$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
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$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
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$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$452
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$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
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$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