Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.5% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Niger, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA755
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA659
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA451
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 74.9% more for transportation
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
|
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