Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 9.4% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
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