Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 41.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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