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
SOS1,708
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
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