Cost of living comparison
Quito is 2.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Quito instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS885
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
$86.25
|
|
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