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Somalia

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Sucre vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Sucre is 6.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Sucre
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Sucre
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Sucre
Housing: pay 56.4% more in Sucre
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Sucre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Sucre
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Sucre

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

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Sucre vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$1.53 BOB17.93	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$3.63 BOB42.45	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.83 BOB9.68	-29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.54 BOB6.34	+5.0%
Average			-33.4%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$1.35 BOB15.83	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$2.05 BOB23.98	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$3.15 BOB36.79	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$1.30 BOB15.19	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$1.15 BOB13.49	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$0.82 BOB9.55	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.39 BOB4.56	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$0.33 BOB3.82	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$1.30 BOB15.22	+124.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.20 BOB2.28	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$0.33 BOB3.82	-58.9%
Average			-38.1%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$2.74 BOB32.04	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$4.21 BOB49.26	-22.0%
Average			-19.7%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.4% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$21.62 BOB252.82	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	+137.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	+267.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$10.83 BOB126.67	-91.1%
Average			+56.4%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of housing

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	+39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	??
Average			+39.0%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.12 BOB24.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$1.81 BOB21.14	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.18 BOB13.80
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$29.25 BOB341.96	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.59 BOB65.34
Average			-8.5%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Sucre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$36.00 BOB420.93	+157.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$72.00 BOB841.85	+188.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$65.00 BOB760.01	+100.0%
Average			+145.6%

Mogadishu vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing

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