Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 77.8% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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