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
SOS1,708
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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