Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 54.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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