Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS885
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
|
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