Mogadishu vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mogadishu	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$721	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$267	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$122	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	27	14
😀 Quality of life	22	45
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.45M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7156th and 7596th ($721 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9071st and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Nouakchott

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	Mogadishu	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.61	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4145	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6374	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.5	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.7	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.7	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.8	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$629	$6774

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$745
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$563
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$682
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1045
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1050
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$543
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$521
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$611
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$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

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653