Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.9% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.13
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.51
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.85
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.54
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.46
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.41
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.09
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.45
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.91
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.11
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.26
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.29
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.82
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.05
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.45
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
|
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