Cost of living comparison

 Mogadishu, Somalia
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.8 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants
pay 19.8% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 99.0% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 23.7% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 98.8% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 9.3 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.2% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Mogadishu, you would:

pay 19.8% more for restaurants

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SOS1,714
$1.23
F CFA705
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.50
SOS1,999
$7.35
F CFA4,230
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
SOS357
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 99.0% more for groceries

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
SOS666
$0.71
F CFA411
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.88
SOS1,071
$8.17
F CFA4,701
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
SOS3,027
$9.16
F CFA5,271

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pay 23.7% more for transportation

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.91
SOS2,234
$4.84
F CFA2,785
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SOS11,425
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,500.00
SOS4,284,375
??

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pay 98.8% more for housing

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.75
SOS19,280
$44.85
F CFA25,806
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $180.00
SOS102,825
$408.47
F CFA235,025
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $81.67
SOS46,652
$285.93
F CFA164,518

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $73.75
SOS42,130
$122.54
F CFA70,508
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $885.00
SOS505,556
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
SOS2,285
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
SOS785
$1.63
F CFA940
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.69
SOS965
$1.63
F CFA940

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mogadishu
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.33
SOS10,473
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.33
SOS13,900
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$22.67
SOS12,948
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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