Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 65.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK3,001
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,401
|
$3.50
SOS1,996
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK404
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK512
|
$1.17
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,065
|
$1.88
SOS1,069
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK857
|
$5.91
SOS3,372
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK822
|
$1.81
SOS1,035
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,234
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$1.40
SOS798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK135
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK310
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK197
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 70.4% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,192
|
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,304
|
$20.00
SOS11,403
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,792,516
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,276,123
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,239
|
$5.80
SOS3,307
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,517
|
$33.75
SOS19,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK259,190
|
$180.00
SOS102,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,669
|
$85.43
SOS48,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,959
|
$104.51
SOS59,586
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,421
|
$73.75
SOS42,049
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK832,028
|
$885.00
SOS504,583
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,501
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK707
|
$1.38
SOS784
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,651
|
$1.69
SOS964
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,108
|
$25.00
SOS14,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK2,001
|
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pay 68.0% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,452
|
$18.33
SOS10,453
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,048
|
$24.33
SOS13,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,670
|
$22.67
SOS12,923
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,284
|
$67.33
SOS38,390
|
|
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