Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 94.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.96
R$25.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.29
R$32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.02
R$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.63
R$3.24
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.39
R$7.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.04
R$20.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.80
R$19.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.92
R$9.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.81
R$9.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.74
R$3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.49
R$2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.44
R$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.70
R$3.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.45
R$2.33
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.69
R$24.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$43.51
R$224.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$19,854.65
R$102,386.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$7.69
R$39.67
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$19.91
R$102.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$281.83
R$1,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$182.14
R$939.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$58.55
R$301.93
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$251.18
R$1,295.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$5,814.17
R$29,982.53
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.62
R$8.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.57
R$8.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.32
R$11.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$23.14
R$119.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.80
R$29.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$43.10
R$222.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$40.84
R$210.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$70.61
R$364.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$54.94
R$283.32
|
|
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