Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 41.7% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Somalia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 58.7% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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