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
SOS1,708
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 25.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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