Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. China Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 37.8% cheaper than China overall.
Somalia vs. China Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of China, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.02
CN¥20.18
|
$3.33
SOS1,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
CN¥34.52
|
$5.00
SOS2,862
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
CN¥3.39
|
$1.04
SOS595
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
CN¥1.97
|
$0.76
SOS437
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
CN¥11.09
|
$1.35
SOS775
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
CN¥44.88
|
$2.50
SOS1,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
CN¥44.53
|
$7.02
SOS4,020
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
CN¥10.47
|
$2.18
SOS1,250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
CN¥10.14
|
$2.02
SOS1,157
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CN¥5.55
|
$1.17
SOS671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CN¥3.92
|
$0.83
SOS476
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.46
|
$1.13
SOS649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥3.90
|
$0.59
SOS335
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.18
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.67
|
$0.74
SOS422
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
CN¥31.92
|
$3.57
SOS2,041
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.77
CN¥138.99
|
$12.17
SOS6,968
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,838.53
CN¥126K
|
$10,000.00
SOS6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
CN¥28.39
|
$6.78
SOS3,882
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 44.7% less for housing
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.27
CN¥75.42
|
$39.56
SOS22,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$336.09
CN¥2,248.74
|
$143.33
SOS82,036
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.64
CN¥1,422.74
|
$77.50
SOS44,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.92
CN¥287.14
|
$78.38
SOS44,862
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 94.7% less for childcare
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.54
CN¥3,348.99
|
$51.67
SOS29,571
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,908.16
CN¥127K
|
$515.00
SOS295K
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CN¥7.52
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
CN¥19.00
|
$1.67
SOS954
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
CN¥24.79
|
$1.00
SOS572
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.75
CN¥279.37
|
$34.58
SOS19,794
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.28
CN¥41.99
|
?? | |
China vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 67.9% less for clothing
|
China
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.40
CN¥310.43
|
$12.50
SOS7,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.97
CN¥227.29
|
$16.33
SOS9,348
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.79
CN¥493.72
|
$18.50
SOS10,588
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.93
CN¥528.10
|
$25.83
SOS14,786
|
|
China vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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