Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 75.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of George Town, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.47
|
$3.50
SOS1,996
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.27
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 74.0% less for groceries
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.89
|
$1.17
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$1.88
SOS1,069
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.07
|
$5.91
SOS3,372
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$1.81
SOS1,035
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.55
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.80
|
$1.40
SOS798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.14
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.80
|
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
$20.00
SOS11,403
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,429.79
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,276,123
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.87
|
$5.80
SOS3,307
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.37
|
$33.75
SOS19,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,245.14
|
$180.00
SOS102,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,853.13
|
$85.43
SOS48,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD263.89
|
$104.51
SOS59,586
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,164.15
|
$73.75
SOS42,049
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,602.07
|
$885.00
SOS504,583
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.35
|
$1.38
SOS784
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.97
|
$1.69
SOS964
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.26
|
$25.00
SOS14,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.97
|
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pay 74.7% less for clothing
George Town
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.10
|
$18.33
SOS10,453
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.13
|
$24.33
SOS13,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.56
|
$22.67
SOS12,923
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD135.96
|
$67.33
SOS38,390
|
|
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