Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 40.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 70.0% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 70.2% less in Mogadishu

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

Mogadishu vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 70.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$3.00 SOS1,714	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$3.50 SOS1,999	-69.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$0.62 SOS357	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.50 SOS286	-66.7%
Average			-70.0%

Port-au-prince vs. Mogadishu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.17 SOS666	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$1.88 SOS1,071	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$5.30 SOS3,027	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$1.82 SOS1,042	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$1.89 SOS1,080	-72.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.40 SOS800	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.38 SOS219	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.92 SOS527	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.46 SOS264	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.44 SOS250	-80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.54 SOS311	-57.1%
Average			-30.0%

Port-au-prince vs. Mogadishu - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$3.91 SOS2,234	+94.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$20.00 SOS11,425
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$7,500.00 SOS4,284,375	-78.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$5.80 SOS3,313	+62.0%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$33.75 SOS19,280	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$180.00 SOS102,825	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$81.67 SOS46,652	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$104.51 SOS59,701	+36.7%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$73.75 SOS42,130	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$885.00 SOS505,556	-87.1%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$4.00 SOS2,285	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$1.38 SOS785	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.69 SOS965	-15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$25.00 SOS14,281	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	??
Average			-29.0%

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pay 70.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$18.33 SOS10,473	-77.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$24.33 SOS13,900	-67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$22.67 SOS12,948	-81.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$67.33 SOS38,464	-55.1%
Average			-70.2%

Port-au-prince vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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