Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 11.2% cheaper than Chad.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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