Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 73.4% more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
Banjul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
|
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