Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 53.3% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$0.92
SOS527
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
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pay 40.1% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
|
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