Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Porto-novo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.50
SOS1,999
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.50
SOS286
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.30
SOS3,027
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
SOS800
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
SOS264
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
SOS311
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.91
SOS2,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SOS11,425
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,500.00
SOS4,284,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.80
SOS3,313
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.75
SOS19,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$180.00
SOS102,825
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$81.67
SOS46,652
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.51
SOS59,701
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$73.75
SOS42,130
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$885.00
SOS505,556
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,285
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,281
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Porto-novo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.33
SOS10,473
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
SOS13,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$22.67
SOS12,948
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.33
SOS38,464
|
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