Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
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