Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 35.8% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$1.87
NPR251.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$6.74
NPR905.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.50
NPR67.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.18
NPR24.23
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.56
NPR75.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$4.47
NPR601.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$3.24
NPR434.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$1.56
NPR209.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$1.43
NPR192.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.13
NPR152.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.57
NPR76.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.33
NPR43.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.22
NPR29.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.28
NPR37.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.97
NPR668.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$8.98
NPR1,207.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,526,827.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$11.23
NPR1,508.94
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$10.72
NPR1,441.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$205.38
NPR27,603.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$120.20
NPR16,155.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$29.53
NPR3,969.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$92.91
NPR12,487.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$3,100.81
NPR416,756.23
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.62
NPR352.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$1.66
NPR223.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.99
NPR402.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$24.50
NPR3,292.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.37
NPR452.68
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$25.39
NPR3,411.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$35.76
NPR4,806.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$52.04
NPR6,993.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$39.52
NPR5,312.25
|
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