Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
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