Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 5.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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