Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 4.1 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Berlin or Mogadishu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.