Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 17.1% cheaper than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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