Mogadishu vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$276
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
12
😀 Quality of life
16
11
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.09M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 64% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6317th and 8498th ($819 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Chad, respectively. Check Somalia vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 9088th and 9237th 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
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$2787

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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
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$524
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$646
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$622
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$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$468
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$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
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$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
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$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
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$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
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$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019