Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 55.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS886
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS742
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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