Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 45.5% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
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