Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.2% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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