Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 62.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 67.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
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pay 60.6% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
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