Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 2.5 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

If you lived in Tirana instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SOS1,718
$10.76
ALL982
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.50
SOS2,004
$7.91
ALL722
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
SOS358
$1.61
ALL147

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pay 58.9% more for groceries

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
SOS668
$0.98
ALL89
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.88
SOS1,074
$6.08
ALL555
Milk (1 gallon) $5.91
SOS3,387
$7.55
ALL689

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.91
SOS2,240
$7.77
ALL709
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SOS11,454
$17.22
ALL1,572
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,500.00
SOS4,295,278
$25,292.78
ALL2,308,135

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.75
SOS19,329
$17.40
ALL1,588
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $180.00
SOS103,087
$568.58
ALL51,887
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.43
SOS48,925
$380.80
ALL34,750

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $73.75
SOS42,237
$235.39
ALL21,481
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $885.00
SOS506,843
$4,857.15
ALL443,248

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
SOS4,009
$2.69
ALL246
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
SOS787
$1.81
ALL165
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.69
SOS968
$3.77
ALL344

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
Mogadishu
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.33
SOS10,500
$64.36
ALL5,874
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.33
SOS13,936
$48.67
ALL4,441
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$22.67
SOS12,981
$95.47
ALL8,712

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