Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.5 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS427
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS884
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS672
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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