Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 61.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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