Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 49.4% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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