Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 10.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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