Mogadishu vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$267
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
22
😀 Quality of life
22
44
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7156th and 7518th ($721 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9071st and 7301st 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
$2.98
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$1797

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
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$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670