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Mogadishu vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 9.0% cheaper than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 62.0% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.00 SOS1,712
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$3.50 SOS1,997
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.62 SOS357	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.50 SOS285	-53.3%
Average			-62.0%

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.17 SOS666	-47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.88 SOS1,070
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$5.30 SOS3,024	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.82 SOS1,040	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.89 SOS1,078
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.40 SOS799
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.38 SOS218
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.92 SOS526
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.46 SOS264
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.44 SOS250
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.54 SOS311
Average			-6.2%

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.91 SOS2,232
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 SOS11,411
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,500.00 SOS4,279,171
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.80 SOS3,309

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$33.75 SOS19,256
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$180.00 SOS102,700	+109.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$81.67 SOS46,595	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$104.51 SOS59,629
Average			+52.6%

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$73.75 SOS42,079
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$885.00 SOS504,942

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$4.00 SOS2,282	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.38 SOS785	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.69 SOS964
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$25.00 SOS14,264
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-20.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$18.33 SOS10,460
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.33 SOS13,884
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$22.67 SOS12,933
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$67.33 SOS38,417

P'yongyang vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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