Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 69.4% more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
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pay 56.0% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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