Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
|
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