Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 0.5% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
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pay 13.3% less for clothing
Baghdad
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
|
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