Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 9.7% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,167
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,217
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,642
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,331
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,176
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,706
|
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,602
|
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,582
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,379
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,781
|
$1.55
SOS884
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,932
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,038
|
$1.18
SOS672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,327
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,844
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,309
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,550
|
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,414
|
$35.00
SOS19,955
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS170,656,022
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,848,559
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,438
|
$9.00
SOS5,131
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,269
|
$32.00
SOS18,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,623,200
|
$197.14
SOS112,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,281,059
|
$84.75
SOS48,321
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS421,485
|
$70.35
SOS40,112
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,811,569
|
$58.75
SOS33,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,424,856
|
$1,040.00
SOS592,963
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,869
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,332
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,603
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS547,612
|
$26.25
SOS14,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,885
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS686,825
|
$17.33
SOS9,883
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS751,134
|
$24.33
SOS13,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,197
|
$21.00
SOS11,973
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,379,534
|
$65.67
SOS37,440
|
|
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