Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 23.3% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.02
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.03
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.07
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.87
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.81
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD44.99
|
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD173.08
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD703.38
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD519.15
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.81
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.05
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Belmopan
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.50
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD45.02
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.91
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD125.05
|
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
|
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