Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 14.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
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