Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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