Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 3.2% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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