Cost of living comparison

Riga, Latvia

compared to

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 50.2% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 60.5% less in Mogadishu

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

Mogadishu vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Riga	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.42	$3.00 SOS1,713	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 €7.33	$3.50 SOS1,999	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.26	$0.62 SOS357	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 €1.04	$0.50 SOS286	-57.9%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Riga	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.38	$1.17 SOS666	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €5.04	$1.88 SOS1,071	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 €4.26	$5.30 SOS3,027	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 €2.51	$1.82 SOS1,041	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 €2.80	$1.89 SOS1,079	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.40 SOS800	+108.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.38 SOS219	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$0.92 SOS527	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.34	$0.46 SOS264	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.44 SOS250	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.38	$0.54 SOS311	+24.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Riga	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.95	$3.91 SOS2,234	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €28.27	$20.00 SOS11,423	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,026.61 €24,644.38	$7,500.00 SOS4,283,676	-73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €9.90	$5.80 SOS3,313	-48.5%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Riga	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.68 €15.54	$33.75 SOS19,277	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.44 €471.70	$180.00 SOS102,808	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.73 €323.35	$81.67 SOS46,644	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.58 €215.07	$104.51 SOS59,691	-57.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Riga	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.03 €473.10	$73.75 SOS42,123	-86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,487.73 €11,860.04	$885.00 SOS505,474	-93.4%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.24	$4.00 SOS2,285	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 €2.98	$1.38 SOS785	-59.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 €4.62	$1.69 SOS965	-67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.01 €40.46	$25.00 SOS14,279	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	??
Average			-47.5%

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pay 60.5% less for clothing

	Riga	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.84 €71.96	$18.33 SOS10,471	-77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.77 €38.49	$24.33 SOS13,898	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 €81.23	$22.67 SOS12,946	-75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.02 €106.42	$67.33 SOS38,458	-44.4%
Average			-60.5%

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