Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 6.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Somalia instead of China, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
China
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
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