Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 33.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
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pay 54.5% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
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