Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 0.8% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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