Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 3.5% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
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pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
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