Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
|
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