Mogadishu vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$276
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
26
😀 Quality of life
16
43
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 44% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6317th and 7966th ($819 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Somalia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9088th and 6890th 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
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250