Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 75.7% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 84.2% less in Mogadishu
- Groceries
-
pay 55.3% less in Mogadishu
- Transportation
-
pay 56.2% less in Mogadishu
- Housing
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pay 74.2% less in Mogadishu
- Childcare
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pay 97.2% less in Mogadishu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 78.8% less in Mogadishu
- Clothing
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pay 84.0% less in Mogadishu
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Mogadishu.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 84.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.42
|
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.86
|
$3.50
SOS1,999
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.12
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.24
|
$0.50
SOS286
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.26
|
$5.30
SOS3,027
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
$1.82
SOS1,041
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$1.40
SOS800
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.53
|
$3.91
SOS2,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.78
|
$20.00
SOS11,424
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,780.31
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,283,959
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.95
|
$5.80
SOS3,313
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.84
|
$33.75
SOS19,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,124.79
|
$180.00
SOS102,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,666.88
|
$81.67
SOS46,648
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€207.13
|
$104.51
SOS59,695
|
|
pay 97.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,841.74
|
$73.75
SOS42,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,661.16
|
$885.00
SOS505,507
|
|
pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$4.00
SOS2,285
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.53
|
$25.00
SOS14,280
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.33
|
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pay 84.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.71
|
$18.33
SOS10,472
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.35
|
$24.33
SOS13,899
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€193.15
|
$22.67
SOS12,947
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.58
|
$67.33
SOS38,460
|
|
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