Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
|
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