Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 57.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.40
SOS797
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$0.92
SOS525
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
|
pay 93.8% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.38
SOS783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
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