Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 50.9% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.50
SOS287
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.40
SOS803
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.92
SOS529
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.46
SOS265
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.44
SOS251
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
pay 73.2% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$1.38
SOS788
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
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pay 66.5% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
|
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