Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 39.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
|
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