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Yaounde vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 93.5% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 0.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Yaounde

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,994	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,563	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS285	$1.78 FCFA995	+256.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS185	$0.73 FCFA408	+124.6%
Average			+113.0%

Mogadishu vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS926	$1.10 FCFA617	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,424	$7.12 FCFA3,981	+184.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,054	$11.07 FCFA6,184	+106.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,108	$1.89 FCFA1,055	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS937	$2.83 FCFA1,580	+71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS775	$2.06 FCFA1,151	+51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS258	$0.94 FCFA527	+107.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS710	$0.97 FCFA542	-22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS331	$0.56 FCFA310	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS314	$0.75 FCFA421	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS388	$0.68 FCFA378	-0.6%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,228	$5.29 FCFA2,957	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,392	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,271,848	$33,831.20 FCFA18,907,566	+351.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,304	$4.18 FCFA2,339	-27.9%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 0.4% less for housing

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS37,972	$53.42 FCFA29,854	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,709	$129.09 FCFA72,147	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,838	$119.30 FCFA66,674	+36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS36,043	$63.35 FCFA35,407	+0.1%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,479	$343.45 FCFA191,950	+586.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS324,660	$1,810.27 FCFA1,011,721	+217.6%
Average			+402.2%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,278	$1.25 FCFA697	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS854	$2.67 FCFA1,493	+78.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS684	$1.78 FCFA995	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,037	$24.48 FCFA13,683	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.90 FCFA4,976
Average			+8.8%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Mogadishu	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,968	$18.99 FCFA10,615	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,860	$30.27 FCFA16,917	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,189	$19.59 FCFA10,946	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,460	$54.31 FCFA30,352	-10.2%
Average			-1.0%

Mogadishu vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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