Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 45.5% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.75
SOS427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.55
SOS884
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.18
SOS672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
|
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