Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 48.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Greece, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
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pay 55.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
|
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