Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.21
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.83
SOS1,043
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.54
|
$1.85
SOS1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.55
SOS883
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$1.18
SOS671
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.45
SOS254
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.44
SOS248
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.16
|
$9.00
SOS5,120
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
$70.35
SOS40,025
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.43
|
$26.25
SOS14,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.88
|
$65.67
SOS37,359
|
|
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