Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 25.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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