Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 76.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS430
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS569
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,217
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,118
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,051
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,058
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS889
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS676
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,241
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,052
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,867,145
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,156
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,333
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,945
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,554
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,306
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,658
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS595,827
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,010
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS745
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS630
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,039
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,930
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,941
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,031
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,621
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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