Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.3% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 63.7% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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