Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS427
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS884
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS672
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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