Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.8% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
|
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