Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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