Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 51.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
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pay 59.0% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
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