Cost of living comparison
Prague is 4.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Prague instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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