Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 6.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 95.1% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
$100.46
€93.20
|
|
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