Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 61.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
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pay 54.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
|
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