Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS427
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS884
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS672
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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