Cost of living comparison

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Oslo vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 4.6 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Oslo
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Oslo

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

Oslo vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,712	$21.80 NOK247.73	+626.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 SOS1,997	$12.31 NOK139.86	+251.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 SOS357	$3.63 NOK41.25	+480.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS285	$2.81 NOK31.97	+462.6%
Average			+455.4%

Mogadishu vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 SOS666	$3.25 NOK36.96	+178.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 SOS1,070	$6.40 NOK72.70	+241.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 SOS3,024	$7.87 NOK89.39	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 SOS1,040	$4.50 NOK51.10	+146.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 SOS1,078	$6.79 NOK77.19	+259.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SOS799	$1.44 NOK16.42	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 SOS218	$1.04 NOK11.77	+170.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SOS526	$1.43 NOK16.25	+55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 SOS264	$2.19 NOK24.89	+373.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 SOS250	$1.08 NOK12.28	+146.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS311	$1.04 NOK11.82	+91.0%
Average			+155.8%

Mogadishu vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,232	$7.74 NOK88.01	+98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,411	$81.47 NOK925.89	+307.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,279,171	$36,328.41 NOK412,883.33	+384.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,309	$20.53 NOK233.28	+253.9%
Average			+260.9%

Mogadishu vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.75 SOS19,256	$52.77 NOK599.80	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.00 SOS102,700	$1,432.43 NOK16,279.99	+695.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.67 SOS46,595	$1,135.26 NOK12,902.60	+1290.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.51 SOS59,629	$179.32 NOK2,038.03	+71.6%
Average			+528.5%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.75 SOS42,079	$257.78 NOK2,929.75	+249.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.00 SOS504,942	$8,036.90 NOK91,341.83	+808.1%
Average			+528.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,282	$9.99 NOK113.54	+149.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 SOS785	$4.35 NOK49.44	+216.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 SOS964	$14.53 NOK165.15	+759.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00 SOS14,264	$46.05 NOK523.36	+84.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$15.21 NOK172.89
Average			+302.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SOS10,460	$97.96 NOK1,113.39	+434.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,884	$49.61 NOK563.87	+103.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.67 SOS12,933	$112.16 NOK1,274.70	+394.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.33 SOS38,417	$133.33 NOK1,515.28	+98.0%
Average			+257.8%

Mogadishu vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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