Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 37.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP601.02
|
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP414.25
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.17
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.23
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.54
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP207.46
|
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP293.24
|
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.23
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.81
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.63
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.85
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.75
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.66
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.81
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.45
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 61.5% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.72
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,178.12
|
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,760,560.19
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,325.60
|
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,697.80
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,946.93
|
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,043.86
|
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,390.97
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,958.53
|
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP397,733.23
|
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP155.34
|
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.65
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.91
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,225.30
|
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP388.36
|
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pay 58.6% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,585.85
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,495.23
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,760.66
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,825.38
|
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
|
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