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Mogadishu vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 36.3% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 8.0% more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 48.0% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$3.50 SOS1,991	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$4.50 SOS2,560	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.50 SOS284	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.32 SOS185	-61.9%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 8.0% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.62 SOS924	+53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$2.50 SOS1,422	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$5.36 SOS3,051	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$1.95 SOS1,107	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$1.64 SOS935	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.36 SOS774	+78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.45 SOS258	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$1.25 SOS710	+66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.58 SOS330	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.55 SOS314	-7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.68 SOS387	+24.7%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$3.91 SOS2,225	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$20.00 SOS11,377	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$7,500.00 SOS4,266,501	-62.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$5.80 SOS3,299	-55.3%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$66.67 SOS37,924	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$157.50 SOS89,597	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$87.50 SOS49,776	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$63.28 SOS35,998	-35.2%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$50.00 SOS28,443	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$570.00 SOS324,254	-85.1%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$4.00 SOS2,275	+73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$1.50 SOS853	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.20 SOS683	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$31.67 SOS18,014	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	??
Average			-6.6%

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pay 48.0% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$17.50 SOS9,955	-65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$24.33 SOS13,842	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$26.67 SOS15,170	-70.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$60.50 SOS34,416	-30.0%
Average			-48.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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