Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 10.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
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pay 29.2% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
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