Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 24.7% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL150.13
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL180.74
|
$3.50
SOS1,999
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL18.96
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL16.92
|
$0.50
SOS286
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL52.81
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL54.16
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL133.36
|
$5.91
SOS3,378
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL58.04
|
$1.81
SOS1,037
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL34.96
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL34.00
|
$1.40
SOS800
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL18.83
|
$0.38
SOS219
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.61
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.61
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.58
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL14.95
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL104.90
|
$3.91
SOS2,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.45
|
$20.00
SOS11,423
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL497,123.16
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,283,441
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL682.66
|
$5.80
SOS3,313
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,109.65
|
$33.75
SOS19,275
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,337.93
|
$180.00
SOS102,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL5,906.29
|
$85.43
SOS48,790
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,337.47
|
$104.51
SOS59,688
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,384.47
|
$73.75
SOS42,121
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL93,642.82
|
$885.00
SOS505,446
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL40.25
|
$7.00
SOS3,998
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL50.82
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL55.05
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,276.10
|
$25.00
SOS14,278
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL150.13
|
?? | |
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL934.14
|
$18.33
SOS10,471
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL934.14
|
$24.33
SOS13,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,769.05
|
$22.67
SOS12,946
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,668.97
|
$67.33
SOS38,456
|
|
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