Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 4.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
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