Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
|
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