Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
|
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