Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.13
LBP101,028
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,040
|
$2.72
LBP242,889
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.84
LBP342,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.69
LBP61,843
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.56
LBP49,668
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.41
LBP36,711
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.47
LBP41,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.39
LBP35,011
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.44
LBP39,212
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,309
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,923
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,629
|
$161.18
LBP14,410,684
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,264
|
$59.33
LBP5,304,740
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP625,840
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,417
|
$110.71
LBP9,898,491
|
|
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