Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 47.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Somalia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
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