Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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