Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 41.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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