Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 41.9% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 90.8% more in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 89.3% more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 86.3% more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 9.1% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.8% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 25.8% less in Somalia
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Somalia are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Somalia. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Somalia.
Somalia vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.55
BDT190.41
|
$3.33
SOS1,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
BDT570.42
|
$5.00
SOS2,862
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BDT42.95
|
$1.04
SOS595
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT18.25
|
$0.76
SOS437
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 89.3% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
BDT62.92
|
$1.35
SOS775
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
BDT484.35
|
$2.50
SOS1,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
BDT335.71
|
$7.02
SOS4,020
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
BDT140.33
|
$2.18
SOS1,250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT137.80
|
$2.02
SOS1,157
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
BDT135.13
|
$1.17
SOS671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
BDT47.55
|
$0.83
SOS476
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BDT119.38
|
$1.13
SOS649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
BDT34.97
|
$0.59
SOS335
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.79
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT31.05
|
$0.74
SOS422
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
BDT509.43
|
$3.57
SOS2,041
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.21
BDT1,750.20
|
$12.17
SOS6,968
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,706.58
BDT4M
|
$10,000.00
SOS6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
BDT485.05
|
$6.78
SOS3,882
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 86.3% more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.30
BDT1,639.06
|
$39.56
SOS22,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.96
BDT10,959.02
|
$143.33
SOS82,036
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$49.37
BDT6,081.67
|
$77.50
SOS44,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.18
BDT2,609.85
|
$78.38
SOS44,862
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 9.1% less for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$27.21
BDT3,352.48
|
$51.67
SOS29,571
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,182.33
BDT146K
|
$515.00
SOS295K
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
BDT446.27
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
BDT206.95
|
$1.67
SOS954
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT340.04
|
$1.00
SOS572
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.12
BDT1,616.26
|
$34.58
SOS19,794
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BDT453.38
|
?? | |
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
BDT2,068.20
|
$12.50
SOS7,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.93
BDT2,209.46
|
$16.33
SOS9,348
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.26
BDT4,344.21
|
$18.50
SOS10,588
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.28
BDT3,730.68
|
$25.83
SOS14,786
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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