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Mogadishu vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 14.1% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 88.7% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% more in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Mogadishu

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

Mogadishu vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.92	$3.50 SOS1,994	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.37	$4.50 SOS2,563	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.74	$0.50 SOS285	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.17	$0.32 SOS185	-18.0%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.67	$1.62 SOS926	+185.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.21	$2.50 SOS1,424	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.86	$5.36 SOS3,054	+100.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.84	$1.95 SOS1,108	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.32	$1.64 SOS937	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.55	$1.36 SOS775	+158.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.23	$0.45 SOS258	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.41	$1.25 SOS710	+52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.93	$0.58 SOS331	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.71	$0.55 SOS314	+128.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.78	$0.68 SOS388	+156.7%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.44	$3.91 SOS2,228	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN44.29	$20.00 SOS11,392	+32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN52,108.75	$7,500.00 SOS4,271,848	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.29	$5.80 SOS3,304	+51.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.78	$66.67 SOS37,972	+581.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,406.05	$157.50 SOS89,709	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN946.36	$87.50 SOS49,838	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN114.02	$63.28 SOS36,043	+63.4%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 88.7% less for childcare

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN861.24	$50.00 SOS28,479	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,814.38	$570.00 SOS324,660	-94.4%
Average			-88.7%

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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.04	$4.00 SOS2,278	+287.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.04	$1.50 SOS854	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.65	$1.20 SOS684	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN85.25	$31.67 SOS18,037	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.90	??
Average			+61.7%

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Minsk	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN125.37	$17.50 SOS9,968	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN119.77	$24.33 SOS13,860	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN325.67	$26.67 SOS15,189	-75.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN275.22	$60.50 SOS34,460	-35.3%
Average			-52.6%

Minsk vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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