Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 1.6% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$711.27
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$614.85
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$531.43
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$417.23
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$536.66
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$274.67
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$324.94
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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