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Somalia

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Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 61.0% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Bishkek

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Bishkek are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

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Bishkek vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.6% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$6.86 KGS600.01	+128.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$5.83 KGS510.01	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.74 KGS65.00	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.39 KGS33.88	-25.0%
Average			+47.6%

Mogadishu vs. Bishkek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$0.40 KGS34.67	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.82 KGS334.23	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$3.81 KGS333.12	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$1.73 KGS151.13	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.08 KGS181.82	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$0.63 KGS54.76	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.84 KGS73.57	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$0.93 KGS81.76	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.72 KGS62.84	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.27 KGS23.90	-59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$0.22 KGS19.28	-72.2%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$3.74 KGS326.93	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.66 KGS1,020.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,991.94 KGS3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$4.52 KGS395.01	-16.4%
Average			+3.9%

Mogadishu vs. Bishkek - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	+209.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	+438.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	-68.6%
Average			+137.6%

Mogadishu vs. Bishkek - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	+180.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$7,837.88 KGS685K	+931.3%
Average			+437.6%

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pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.37 KGS120.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$2.43 KGS212.36	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.06 KGS180.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	+73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.72 KGS500.01
Average			+47.9%

Mogadishu vs. Bishkek - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+295.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	+207.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	+262.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	+177.6%
Average			+232.6%

Mogadishu vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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