Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 3.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
?? |
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