Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 62.3% more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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