Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.8% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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