Mogadishu is 61.0% cheaper than Berlin.

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 75.5% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.19
€12.15
$3.00
SOS1,707
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.97
€9.18
$3.00
SOS1,707
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.90
€2.67
$0.75
SOS427

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pay 39.2% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Bread
1 loaf
$1.97
€1.81
$0.99
SOS565
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
€6.38
$2.12
SOS1,209
Milk (1 gallon) $5.11
€4.71
$5.44
SOS3,096

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pay 63.6% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.08
€7.44
$3.91
SOS2,225
Monthly public transit pass $93.45
€86.07
$35.00
SOS19,912
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,967.00
€30,360.96
$6,750.00
SOS3,840,187

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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.65
€39.28
$32.00
SOS18,205
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,347.77
€1,241.23
$197.14
SOS112,158
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $999.06
€920.08
$84.75
SOS48,216

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.36
€193.73
$58.75
SOS33,424
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,885.50
€7,262.15
$1,040.00
SOS591,673

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€4.05
$7.00
SOS3,982
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.62
€3.34
$1.30
SOS740
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
€8.10
$1.10
SOS626

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pay 60.3% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Mogadishu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.74
€84.49
$17.33
SOS9,861
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.98
€35.90
$24.33
SOS13,844
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.97
€87.46
$21.00
SOS11,947

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