Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 37.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 46.6% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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