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Mogadishu vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 30.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 85.1% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Mogadishu

The cost of housing and transportation in Mogadishu are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$3.00 SOS1,712	-69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$3.50 SOS1,997	-53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.62 SOS357	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.50 SOS285	-35.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.17 SOS666	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$1.88 SOS1,070	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$5.30 SOS3,024	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.82 SOS1,040	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$1.89 SOS1,078	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$1.40 SOS799	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.38 SOS218	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.92 SOS526	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.46 SOS264	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.44 SOS250	-48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.54 SOS311	-34.2%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$3.91 SOS2,232	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$20.00 SOS11,411	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$7,500.00 SOS4,279,171	-59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$5.80 SOS3,309	+66.9%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 29.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$33.75 SOS19,256	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$180.00 SOS102,700	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$81.67 SOS46,595	-85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$104.51 SOS59,629	+244.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$73.75 SOS42,079	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$885.00 SOS504,942	-89.5%
Average			-85.1%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$4.00 SOS2,282	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$1.38 SOS785	-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$1.69 SOS964	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$25.00 SOS14,264	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	??
Average			-29.5%

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$18.33 SOS10,460	-67.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$24.33 SOS13,884	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$22.67 SOS12,933	-75.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$67.33 SOS38,417	-26.8%
Average			-52.6%

Mexico City vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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