Somalia vs. Montserrat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Montserrat, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.88
SOS1,640
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.62
SOS2,638
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.74
SOS421

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.12
SOS642
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.17
SOS1,236
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.78
SOS4,434

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.87
SOS2,207
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.00
SOS14,257
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $5,750.00
SOS3M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $37.79
SOS21,552
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $142.93
SOS81,510
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $98.19
SOS55,993

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $43.33
SOS24,712
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $585.00
SOS334K

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $7.00
SOS3,992
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.19
SOS677
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.10
SOS627

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Montserrat
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $15.25
SOS8,697
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.78
SOS11,279
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $19.89
SOS11,342

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