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Somalia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 61.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Somalia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 58.5% less in Somalia

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Somalia are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$2.88 SOS1,639	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$4.62 SOS2,636	-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$0.74 SOS420	+93.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$0.40 SOS226	+175.4%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$1.12 SOS641	+87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	$2.17 SOS1,235	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	$7.78 SOS4,432	+108.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	$2.51 SOS1,432	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	$2.44 SOS1,390	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	$1.49 SOS848	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	$0.98 SOS560	+193.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	$1.27 SOS725	+347.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	$0.62 SOS355	+393.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	$0.64 SOS363	+238.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	$0.58 SOS330	+211.1%
Average			+162.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$3.87 SOS2,206	+184.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	$25.00 SOS14,251	+288.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-84.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	$7.43 SOS4,237	+179.5%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	$37.79 SOS21,542	+192.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$142.93 SOS81,474	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	$98.19 SOS55,969	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	$73.70 SOS42,010	+285.4%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Cairo	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$43.33 SOS24,701	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$585.00 SOS333K	-73.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$7.00 SOS3,990	+381.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$1.19 SOS677	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	$1.10 SOS627	-47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$33.33 SOS19,001	+92.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$5.00 SOS2,850	+33.7%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 58.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$15.25 SOS8,693	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$19.78 SOS11,274	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$19.89 SOS11,337	-83.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$37.28 SOS21,249	-39.5%
Average			-58.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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