Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 13.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
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