Cost of living comparison

compared to

Mogadishu is 73.3% more expensive than Cairo.

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

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.06
EGP206.57
$3.00
SOS1,708
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.71
EGP239.63
$3.50
SOS1,992
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP17.02
$0.62
SOS356

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
EGP33.02
$1.17
SOS664
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.59
EGP80.68
$1.88
SOS1,067
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
EGP172.95
$5.30
SOS3,017

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.01
EGP51.63
$3.91
SOS2,227
Monthly public transit pass $8.12
EGP413.15
$20.00
SOS11,384
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
EGP493.23
$33.75
SOS19,211
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.74
EGP10,621.33
$180.00
SOS102,460
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.60
EGP6,594.47
$81.67
SOS46,487

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $87.26
EGP4,440.15
$73.75
SOS41,980
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
$885.00
SOS503,764

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
EGP72.30
$4.00
SOS2,277
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
EGP78.25
$1.38
SOS783
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.83
EGP92.96
$1.69
SOS962

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

 
Cairo
Mogadishu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
$18.33
SOS10,436
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
$24.33
SOS13,851
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
$22.67
SOS12,902

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