Cost of living comparison

 Mogadishu, Somalia
compared to
 Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 2.6 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Groceries
pay 22.6% more in Beirut
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Childcare
pay 4.2 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.6% more in Beirut
Clothing
pay 3.2 times more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Mogadishu, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SOS1,712
$10.00
LBP894,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.50
SOS1,997
$7.64
LBP682,970
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
SOS357
$1.59
LBP142,091

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pay 22.6% more for groceries

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
SOS666
$0.91
LBP81,762
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.88
SOS1,070
$5.48
LBP489,496
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
SOS3,024
$6.19
LBP553,215

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.91
SOS2,232
$3.49
LBP312,088
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SOS11,411
$75.00
LBP6,705,430
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,500.00
SOS4,279,171
$30,000.00
LBP2,682,171,804

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.75
SOS19,256
$31.88
LBP2,849,808
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $180.00
SOS102,700
$738.24
LBP66,002,463
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $81.67
SOS46,595
$359.38
LBP32,130,183

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $73.75
SOS42,079
$283.33
LBP25,331,623
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $885.00
SOS504,942
$4,111.11
LBP367,556,877

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pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
SOS2,282
$3.00
LBP268,217
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
SOS785
$2.80
LBP250,336
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.69
SOS964
$2.00
LBP178,811

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Mogadishu
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.33
SOS10,460
$78.12
LBP6,984,822
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.33
SOS13,884
$57.86
LBP5,172,760
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$22.67
SOS12,933
$103.12
LBP9,219,966

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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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