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
SOS1,708
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
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