Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
|
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