Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 13.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
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pay 52.4% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
|
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