Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 46.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.75
SOS430
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.46
SOS265
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.99
SOS569
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$2.12
SOS1,217
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$5.44
SOS3,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.83
SOS1,051
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$1.85
SOS1,058
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.55
SOS889
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.18
SOS676
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.45
SOS256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.91
SOS2,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$35.00
SOS20,052
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,867,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$9.00
SOS5,156
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$32.00
SOS18,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$197.14
SOS112,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$84.75
SOS48,554
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$70.35
SOS40,306
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$58.75
SOS33,658
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$1,040.00
SOS595,827
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$7.00
SOS4,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$1.30
SOS745
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.10
SOS630
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$26.25
SOS15,039
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$17.33
SOS9,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$24.33
SOS13,941
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$21.00
SOS12,031
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$65.67
SOS37,621
|
|
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