Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 Mogadishu, Somalia
Mogadishu vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
Mogadishu vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Saint Helier, you would:

pay 79.3% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.42
$3.00
SOS1,714
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.64
$3.50
SOS1,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.09
$0.62
SOS357

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pay 57.9% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.70
$1.17
SOS666
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.94
$1.88
SOS1,071
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.79
$5.30
SOS3,027

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pay 70.7% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.86
$3.91
SOS2,234
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.65
$20.00
SOS11,425
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,526.37
$7,500.00
SOS4,284,375

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pay 69.1% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.62
$33.75
SOS19,280
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,336.60
$180.00
SOS102,825
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,268.41
$81.67
SOS46,652

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pay 96.2% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,718.49
$73.75
SOS42,130
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,275.44
$885.00
SOS505,556

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pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.73
$4.00
SOS2,285
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.66
$1.38
SOS785
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.46
$1.69
SOS965

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pay 73.7% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Mogadishu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.99
$18.33
SOS10,473
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.24
$24.33
SOS13,900
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.50
$22.67
SOS12,948

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