Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 13.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Russia, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
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pay 46.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
|
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