Cost of living comparison
Praia is 59.7% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Praia instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
|
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