Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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