Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 34.3% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
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pay 67.0% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
|
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