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Mogadishu vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 9.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% more in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Mogadishu

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mogadishu are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Mogadishu. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH361.93	$3.50 SOS1,991	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH258.52	$4.50 SOS2,560	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.98	$0.50 SOS284	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.90	$0.32 SOS185	-29.8%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.62	$1.62 SOS924	+107.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH210.42	$2.50 SOS1,422	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH204.05	$5.36 SOS3,050	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH86.54	$1.95 SOS1,107	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH90.90	$1.64 SOS935	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.75	$1.36 SOS774	+146.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.07	$0.45 SOS258	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.62	$1.25 SOS710	+46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.43	$0.58 SOS330	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.02	$0.55 SOS314	+47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.88	$0.68 SOS387	+168.6%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH227.98	$3.91 SOS2,225	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH439.49	$20.00 SOS11,376	+95.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$7,500.00 SOS4M	-75.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH258.52	$5.80 SOS3,299	-3.6%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH302.41	$66.67 SOS37,921	+846.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,081.15	$157.50 SOS89,589	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,229.77	$87.50 SOS49,772	-76.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,478.12	$63.28 SOS35,995	-21.8%
Average			+168.3%

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,028.38	$50.00 SOS28,441	-86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH337K	$570.00 SOS324K	-92.7%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.53	$4.00 SOS2,275	+269.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.29	$1.50 SOS853	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.09	$1.20 SOS683	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,656.51	$31.67 SOS18,013	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH206.82	??
Average			+46.1%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,947.15	$17.50 SOS9,954	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,537.60	$24.33 SOS13,841	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,167.38	$26.67 SOS15,168	-72.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,705.10	$60.50 SOS34,414	-44.8%
Average			-56.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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