Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 62.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.3% less in Mogadishu
- Groceries
-
pay 70.2% less in Mogadishu
- Transportation
-
pay 32.5% less in Mogadishu
- Housing
-
pay 76.9% less in Mogadishu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.0% less in Mogadishu
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mogadishu.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.50
SOS1,995
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 70.2% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.17
SOS665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.88
SOS1,069
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$5.30
SOS3,021
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.82
SOS1,039
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
SOS1,077
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
SOS798
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SOS11,402
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,500.00
SOS4,275,565
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.80
SOS3,306
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$33.75
SOS19,240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$180.00
SOS102,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$81.67
SOS46,556
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$104.51
SOS59,578
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$73.75
SOS42,043
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$885.00
SOS504,517
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.38
SOS784
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.69
SOS963
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,252
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.33
SOS10,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
SOS13,872
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$22.67
SOS12,922
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.33
SOS38,385
|
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