Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS886
|
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS742
|
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
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