Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 14.6% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.50
SOS284
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$1.40
SOS796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.92
SOS524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.45
SOS258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.46
SOS263
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$1.38
SOS782
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
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pay 16.0% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
|
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