Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 7.9% cheaper than Malabo.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.55
SOS885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
|
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