Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 47.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$0.50
SOS287
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$1.40
SOS803
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$0.92
SOS529
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$0.46
SOS265
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.44
SOS251
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$1.38
SOS788
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
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pay 61.5% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
|
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