Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 62.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.1% less in Mogadishu
- Groceries
-
pay 37.9% less in Mogadishu
- Transportation
-
pay 66.0% less in Mogadishu
- Housing
-
pay 65.6% less in Mogadishu
- Childcare
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pay 83.4% less in Mogadishu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.9% less in Mogadishu
- Clothing
-
pay 61.7% less in Mogadishu
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mogadishu.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$3.50
SOS2,001
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$0.50
SOS286
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.86
|
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$5.30
SOS3,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.88
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$1.40
SOS800
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.44
SOS251
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.32
|
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.19
|
$20.00
SOS11,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,968.14
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,287,547
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.83
|
$5.80
SOS3,316
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.57
|
$33.75
SOS19,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,124.71
|
$180.00
SOS102,901
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€825.75
|
$81.67
SOS46,687
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€231.80
|
$104.51
SOS59,745
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.00
|
$73.75
SOS42,161
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,477.87
|
$885.00
SOS505,931
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$4.00
SOS2,287
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$1.38
SOS786
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.32
|
$25.00
SOS14,292
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.02
|
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pay 61.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.19
|
$18.33
SOS10,481
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.05
|
$24.33
SOS13,911
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€83.99
|
$22.67
SOS12,958
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.64
|
$67.33
SOS38,493
|
|
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