Cost of living comparison

 Mogadishu, Somalia
compared to
 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 3.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants
pay 4.0 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries
pay 80.6% more in Ljubljana
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Ljubljana
Housing
pay 4.4 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare
pay 8.1 times more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 87.7% more in Ljubljana
Clothing
pay 3.3 times more in Ljubljana

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Mogadishu, you would:

pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SOS1,714
$15.00
€13.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.50
SOS1,999
$8.57
€7.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
SOS357
$2.91
€2.56

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
SOS666
$1.85
€1.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.88
SOS1,071
$6.52
€5.75
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
SOS3,027
$5.13
€4.52

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.91
SOS2,234
$6.03
€5.31
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SOS11,424
$39.66
€34.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,500.00
SOS4,283,959
$27,865.84
€24,556.49

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.75
SOS19,278
$33.52
€29.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $180.00
SOS102,815
$942.82
€830.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $81.67
SOS46,648
$774.26
€682.31

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $73.75
SOS42,126
$485.78
€428.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $885.00
SOS505,507
$8,574.10
€7,555.84

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pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
SOS2,285
$3.22
€2.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
SOS785
$2.32
€2.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.69
SOS965
$5.36
€4.72

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

 
Mogadishu
Ljubljana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.33
SOS10,472
$88.79
€78.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.33
SOS13,899
$42.55
€37.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$22.67
SOS12,947
$103.31
€91.04

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