Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 13.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 10.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,515
|
$40.07
€36.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,048
|
$11.16
€10.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$5.85
€5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$5.05
€4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,641
|
$8.71
€7.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,274
|
$4.52
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$6.49
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$1.88
€1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$2.25
€2.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$1.66
€1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$2.46
€2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$1.71
€1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,332
|
$8.77
€7.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,433
|
$30.05
€27.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,337
|
$49,675.27
€44,763.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,344
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,503
|
$88.99
€80.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,753
|
$6,575.69
€5,925.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,297
|
$4,417.00
€3,980.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,904
|
$269.58
€242.93
|
|
pay 41.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,554
|
$2,788.69
€2,512.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS527,243
|
$29,714.46
€26,776.59
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,858
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS699
|
$4.85
€4.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$12.18
€10.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,146
|
$517.80
€466.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,637
|
$156.40
€140.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,209
|
$65.34
€58.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$188.26
€169.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,164
|
$451.61
€406.96
|
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