Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 11.0% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.75
SOS429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.55
SOS887
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.18
SOS674
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.45
SOS256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.44
SOS250
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$1.30
SOS743
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
|
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