Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 34.3% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA765
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 93.3% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
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