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Somalia vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 28.6% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 43.1% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 57.9% less in Somalia

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Somalia are more expensive than in Algeria. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD361.74	$2.88 SOS1,640	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD507.74	$4.62 SOS2,639	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.51	$0.74 SOS421	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.52	$0.40 SOS226	+58.1%
Average			+25.5%

Algeria vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Algeria	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.66	$1.12 SOS642	+575.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD615.49	$2.17 SOS1,236	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD452.90	$7.78 SOS4,436	+123.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.22	$2.51 SOS1,433	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD275.95	$2.44 SOS1,391	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.27	$1.49 SOS848	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD185.59	$0.98 SOS561	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.18	$1.27 SOS726	+79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.65	$0.62 SOS355	+77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.68	$0.64 SOS364	+146.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.02	$0.58 SOS331	+151.0%
Average			+102.6%

Algeria vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Algeria	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.28	$3.87 SOS2,208	+202.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,604.45	$25.00 SOS14,263	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,250,503.85	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,455	-82.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD473.31	$7.43 SOS4,241	+104.1%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 43.1% more for housing

	Algeria	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,549.69	$37.79 SOS21,561	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,490.60	$142.93 SOS81,544	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,328.66	$98.19 SOS56,016	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,948.64	$73.70 SOS42,046	+93.6%
Average			+43.1%

Algeria vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Algeria	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,171.19	$43.33 SOS24,722	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD378,715.08	$585.00 SOS333,751	-79.9%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.03	$7.00 SOS3,994	+252.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.11	$1.19 SOS677	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD369.26	$1.10 SOS628	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,629.80	$33.33 SOS19,017	+64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD540.22	$5.00 SOS2,853	+20.3%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 57.9% less for clothing

	Algeria	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,515.49	$15.25 SOS8,700	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,764.79	$19.78 SOS11,284	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,143.42	$19.89 SOS11,347	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,356.92	$37.28 SOS21,267	-48.2%
Average			-57.9%

Algeria vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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