Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 5.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$36.08
CHF31.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$16.65
CHF14.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$4.63
CHF4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$3.89
CHF3.36
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$4.17
CHF3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$13.88
CHF11.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$9.19
CHF7.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$6.00
CHF5.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$12.59
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.17
CHF1.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$8.13
CHF7.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$55.51
CHF47.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$31,586.06
CHF27,299.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
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pay 5.7 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$56.25
CHF48.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$1,239.78
CHF1,071.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$1,110.25
CHF959.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$131.60
CHF113.74
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$222.05
CHF191.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$13,589.46
CHF11,745.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$5.55
CHF4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$5.66
CHF4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$11.21
CHF9.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$61.19
CHF52.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.21
CHF19.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$147.11
CHF127.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$49.96
CHF43.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$151.73
CHF131.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$220.20
CHF190.32
|
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