Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 41.3% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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