Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 67.7% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
|
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