Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 46.1% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Dili, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
?? | |
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Dili
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
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