Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 5.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 18.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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