Mogadishu vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$267
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
22
28
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.45M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 27% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7156th and 5662nd ($721 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Somalia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9071st and 8844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Ouagadougou

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Mogadishu Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$17381

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$745
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043