Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 30.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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