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Mogadishu vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 48.7% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 67.0% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 42.3% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 61.3% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$3.50 SOS1,986	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$4.50 SOS2,553	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$0.50 SOS284	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.32 SOS184	-70.1%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$1.62 SOS922	+154.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$2.50 SOS1,419	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$5.36 SOS3,043	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$1.95 SOS1,104	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$1.64 SOS933	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$1.36 SOS772	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.45 SOS257	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$1.25 SOS708	+2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$0.58 SOS329	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.55 SOS313	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.68 SOS386	+16.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 67.0% less for transportation

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$3.91 SOS2,220	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$20.00 SOS11,348	-75.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$7,500.00 SOS4M	-79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$5.80 SOS3,291	-71.2%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 42.3% less for housing

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$66.67 SOS37,828	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$157.50 SOS89,369	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$87.50 SOS49,649	-76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$63.28 SOS35,906	-47.0%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$50.00 SOS28,371	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$570.00 SOS323K	-92.2%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$4.00 SOS2,270	+49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$1.50 SOS851	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$1.20 SOS681	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$31.67 SOS17,968	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	??
Average			-21.8%

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pay 61.3% less for clothing

	Dakar	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$17.50 SOS9,930	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$24.33 SOS13,807	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$26.67 SOS15,131	-75.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$60.50 SOS34,329	-53.9%
Average			-61.3%

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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: March 2026

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