Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 14.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 79.4% more for clothing
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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