Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 5.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS886
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 19.8 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS742
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
|
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