Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 65.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of London, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.75
SOS430
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.46
SOS265
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.99
SOS569
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$2.12
SOS1,217
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$5.44
SOS3,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$1.83
SOS1,051
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$1.85
SOS1,058
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.55
SOS889
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.18
SOS676
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.45
SOS256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$3.91
SOS2,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$35.00
SOS20,052
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,867,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$9.00
SOS5,156
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$32.00
SOS18,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$197.14
SOS112,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$84.75
SOS48,554
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$70.35
SOS40,306
|
|
pay 96.0% less for childcare
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$58.75
SOS33,658
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$1,040.00
SOS595,827
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$7.00
SOS4,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$1.30
SOS745
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$1.10
SOS630
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$26.25
SOS15,039
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
London
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$17.33
SOS9,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$24.33
SOS13,941
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$21.00
SOS12,031
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$65.67
SOS37,621
|
|
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