Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Morocco

Rabat vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 46.2% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% more in Rabat
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 86.7% more in Rabat
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Rabat
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Rabat

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Rabat are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Rabat. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Rabat.

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Rabat vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rabat instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 18.3% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$4.01 MAD39.02	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$7.02 MAD68.29	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.54 MAD5.28	-53.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.34 MAD3.33	-33.8%
Average			+18.3%

Mogadishu vs. Rabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$0.62 MAD6.06	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$5.53 MAD53.77	+121.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$3.21 MAD31.21	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$1.88 MAD18.32	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.99 MAD29.12	+70.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$0.71 MAD6.88	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.63 MAD6.11	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$0.38 MAD3.70	-72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.38 MAD3.74	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.31 MAD3.01	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$0.34 MAD3.30	-57.3%
Average			-30.2%

Mogadishu vs. Rabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$5.64 MAD54.88	+66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.07 MAD243.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,080.62 MAD293K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$6.72 MAD65.36	+24.4%
Average			+56.3%

Mogadishu vs. Rabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.7% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$33.05 MAD321.54	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	+161.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	+240.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$29.10 MAD283.18	-76.2%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	+125.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	+1113.8%
Average			+423.3%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$5.01 MAD48.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$1.90 MAD18.45	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.07 MAD39.57
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$27.94 MAD271.85	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.02 MAD58.53
Average			-8.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$46.95 MAD456.79	+235.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$39.52 MAD384.49	+182.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$90.77 MAD883.17	+263.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$64.58 MAD628.38	+98.7%
Average			+187.5%

Mogadishu vs. Rabat - Cost of clothing

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