Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 49.2% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.75
SOS427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.55
SOS884
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.18
SOS672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
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