Cost of living comparison

Ljubljana, Slovenia

compared to

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 55.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 72.9% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 51.8% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 87.2% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 61.9% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.9% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €13.16	$3.00 SOS1,714	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.52	$3.50 SOS1,999	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.55	$0.62 SOS357	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.68	$0.50 SOS286	-73.8%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.62	$1.17 SOS666	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €5.72	$1.88 SOS1,071	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.50	$5.30 SOS3,027	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.06	$1.82 SOS1,042	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.34	$1.89 SOS1,080	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.40 SOS800	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.38 SOS219	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.92 SOS527	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.31	$0.46 SOS264	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.44 SOS250	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.54 SOS311	-18.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 51.8% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.29	$3.91 SOS2,234	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €34.78	$20.00 SOS11,425	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €24,442.66	$7,500.00 SOS4,284,375	-73.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €10.08	$5.80 SOS3,313	-49.5%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €29.40	$33.75 SOS19,280	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €827.00	$180.00 SOS102,825	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €679.14	$81.67 SOS46,652	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €168.87	$104.51 SOS59,701	-45.7%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 87.2% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €426.10	$73.75 SOS42,130	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,520.82	$885.00 SOS505,556	-89.7%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.82	$4.00 SOS2,285	+24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.03	$1.38 SOS785	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.70	$1.69 SOS965	-68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €40.50	$25.00 SOS14,281	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.52	??
Average			-32.7%

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pay 61.9% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €77.88	$18.33 SOS10,473	-79.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €37.32	$24.33 SOS13,900	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €90.62	$22.67 SOS12,948	-78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €111.56	$67.33 SOS38,464	-47.1%
Average			-61.9%

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