Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 43.0% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.55
SOS885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
|
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