Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 5.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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