Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 65.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Paris, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.75
SOS427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.55
SOS884
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.18
SOS672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 65.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
|
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