Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 58.7% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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