Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 2.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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