Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 36.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
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pay 58.8% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
|
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