Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 5.5 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 25.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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