Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 24.4% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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