Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 41.7% cheaper than Apia.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Apia, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Apia
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
|
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