Mogadishu vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$264
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
22
😀 Quality of life
19
43
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7125th and 7446th ($724 vs $668) 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9150th and 7507th 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
$3.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$1815

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$743
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775