Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 1.2% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD212.90
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD231.66
|
$3.50
SOS1,996
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.38
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.17
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD38.56
|
$1.17
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD206.60
|
$1.88
SOS1,069
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD158.35
|
$5.91
SOS3,372
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD96.25
|
$1.81
SOS1,035
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD64.56
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD71.62
|
$1.40
SOS798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD29.52
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD38.99
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD80.34
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.64
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.12
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD129.65
|
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,841.48
|
$20.00
SOS11,403
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD789,300.00
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,276,123
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD826.40
|
$5.80
SOS3,307
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,004.50
|
$33.75
SOS19,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,091.88
|
$180.00
SOS102,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,500.13
|
$85.43
SOS48,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,287.10
|
$104.51
SOS59,586
|
|
pay 87.9% more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,406.22
|
$73.75
SOS42,049
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,284.62
|
$885.00
SOS504,583
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD50.58
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD59.54
|
$1.38
SOS784
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD178.21
|
$1.69
SOS964
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD424.54
|
$25.00
SOS14,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD146.33
|
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pay 43.1% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD919.37
|
$18.33
SOS10,453
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD885.65
|
$24.33
SOS13,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,384.26
|
$22.67
SOS12,923
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,437.85
|
$67.33
SOS38,390
|
|
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