Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.6 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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