Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 35.8% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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