Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 50.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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