Mogadishu vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$267
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
12
😀 Quality of life
22
12
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.09M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 37% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7156th and 8539th ($721 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Chad, respectively. Check Somalia vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 9071st and 9248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs N'Djamena

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Mogadishu N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$4131

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$1050
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$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$490
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$576
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$489
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$514
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$567
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$476
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$601
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$490
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$551
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$672
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$490
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1119
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$491
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$760
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$517
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$503
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$323
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$699
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1118
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$478
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1375
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$759
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$516
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$506
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$692
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$477
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$821
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$564
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$938
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$372
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1156
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$373
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$627
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$693
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$738
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$773
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$801
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$795
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$925