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Mogadishu vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 46.5% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 62.4% less in Mogadishu
Childcare: pay 90.7% less in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Mogadishu
Clothing: pay 55.8% less in Mogadishu

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mogadishu.

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Mogadishu vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,126	$3.00 SOS1,712	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK120K	$4.50 SOS2,568	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,034	$1.17 SOS666	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,393	$0.52 SOS295	+38.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,683	$1.62 SOS928	+42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$2.50 SOS1,427	-81.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.92 SOS2,809	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,012	$1.90 SOS1,084	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,196	$1.76 SOS1,003	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,412	$1.70 SOS971	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,638	$0.45 SOS259	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,775	$1.36 SOS777	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,606	$0.58 SOS331	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,886	$0.68 SOS388	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,972	$0.79 SOS453	+62.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK126K	$3.38 SOS1,930	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK634M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK190K	$5.40 SOS3,082	-36.2%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 62.4% less for housing

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK277K	$66.67 SOS38,051	+440.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK14M	$195.00 SOS111K	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$77.50 SOS44,234	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$122.35 SOS69,835	+76.8%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$78.33 SOS44,710	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK249M	$760.00 SOS434K	-93.1%
Average			-90.7%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,564	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,251	$2.00 SOS1,142	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,084	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$31.67 SOS18,074	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,200	??
Average			-16.2%

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pay 55.8% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK601K	$14.00 SOS7,991	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$14.00 SOS7,991	-79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$25.00 SOS14,269	-56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK922K	$32.50 SOS18,550	-20.7%
Average			-55.8%

Vientiane vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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