Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 35.8% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Jamaica
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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