Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.5 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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