Mogadishu vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mogadishu Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$264
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
19
27
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.45M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 26% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7125th and 5778th ($724 vs $983) 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9150th and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mogadishu vs Ouagadougou

Prices for goods and services in Mogadishu and Ouagadougou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mogadishu Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$18111

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066