Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
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