Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 44.3% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.75
SOS427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.99
SOS566
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$2.12
SOS1,211
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$5.44
SOS3,101
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.83
SOS1,045
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.55
SOS884
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.18
SOS672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 57.7% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.91
SOS2,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.00
SOS19,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,750.00
SOS3,846,940
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
SOS5,129
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$32.00
SOS18,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$197.14
SOS112,355
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$84.75
SOS48,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$70.35
SOS40,095
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.75
SOS33,483
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,040.00
SOS592,714
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$26.25
SOS14,960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Basseterre
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$17.33
SOS9,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
SOS13,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.00
SOS11,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.67
SOS37,425
|
|
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