Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 88.1% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
?? | |
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
|
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