Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 34.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
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