Cost of living comparison
Accra is 59.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Accra instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$3.99
GHS65.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$6.67
GHS108.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.70
GHS11.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.27
GHS4.37
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.59
GHS25.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$3.57
GHS58.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$10.22
GHS166.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.41
GHS39.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.09
GHS34.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.15
GHS18.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.59
GHS9.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.73
GHS11.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.15
GHS18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.11
GHS18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.95
GHS15.43
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.34
GHS70.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$35.97
GHS585.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$12.58
GHS204.79
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$45.95
GHS748.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$43.81
GHS713.18
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.20
GHS19.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.52
GHS40.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$1.60
GHS26.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$35.44
GHS577.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
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