Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 47.6% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA912
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA875
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA625
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA796
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA807
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA787
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 78.1% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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