Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.7 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS427
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS884
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS672
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
|
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