Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 27.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.55
SOS885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
|
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