Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 37.3% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.1% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 26.9% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 79.5% less in Somalia
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,512
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.67
SOS2,663
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.93
SOS3,384
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.21
SOS1,260
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.67
SOS1,524
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.12
SOS2,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,264
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,698
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.43
SOS4,241
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,473
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$160.00
SOS91,289
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$93.33
SOS53,252
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$94.31
SOS53,811
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$742.50
SOS423,638
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.00
SOS3,994
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.00
SOS17,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,853
|
|
pay 79.5% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$18.61
SOS10,619
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,186
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$25.89
SOS14,771
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,119
|
|
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