Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 4.5% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.8% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% more in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 43.0% more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 84.8% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.5% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 67.8% less in Somalia
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Somalia are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Somalia.
Somalia vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.06
AZN12.00
|
$2.88
SOS1,640
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
AZN10.67
|
$4.62
SOS2,639
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
AZN1.36
|
$0.74
SOS421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
AZN0.86
|
$0.40
SOS226
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
AZN0.70
|
$1.12
SOS642
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AZN3.23
|
$2.17
SOS1,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AZN8.08
|
$7.78
SOS4,436
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.38
AZN2.35
|
$2.51
SOS1,433
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
AZN2.99
|
$2.44
SOS1,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
AZN0.70
|
$1.49
SOS848
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.98
SOS561
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
AZN0.89
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
AZN0.43
|
$0.64
SOS364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
AZN0.37
|
$0.58
SOS331
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 23.3% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
AZN4.11
|
$3.87
SOS2,208
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$25.00
SOS14,263
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,294.12
AZN34,500.00
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,455
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.56
AZN7.75
|
$7.43
SOS4,241
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 43.0% more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.67
AZN23.24
|
$37.79
SOS21,561
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.65
AZN511.11
|
$142.93
SOS81,544
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.20
AZN323.33
|
$98.19
SOS56,016
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.54
AZN63.82
|
$73.70
SOS42,046
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.94
AZN385.79
|
$43.33
SOS24,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,110.86
AZN8,688.46
|
$585.00
SOS333,751
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
AZN2.67
|
$7.00
SOS3,994
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AZN4.87
|
$1.19
SOS677
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
AZN58.31
|
$33.33
SOS19,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,853
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 67.8% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.80
AZN99.96
|
$15.25
SOS8,700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.93
AZN88.27
|
$19.78
SOS11,284
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.54
AZN179.42
|
$19.89
SOS11,347
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.61
AZN137.03
|
$37.28
SOS21,267
|
|
Azerbaijan vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
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