Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.6 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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