Mogadishu vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$256
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
21
😀 Quality of life
13
22
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.45M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 12% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6821st and 6363rd ($719 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9110th and 8805th 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
$3.03
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$15640

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012