Mogadishu vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$263
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
25
😀 Quality of life
15
39
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 7% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7013th and 7283rd ($715 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Somalia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9189th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Yaounde

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Mogadishu Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.53
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.03
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.1
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9000
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.2
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$575
$1806

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$724
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$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778