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Somalia vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 16.0% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 85.7% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.8% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 64.8% less in Somalia

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Somalia are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Somalia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$2.88 SOS1,635	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$4.62 SOS2,631	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.74 SOS420	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.40 SOS225	-36.3%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.12 SOS640	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$2.17 SOS1,233	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$7.78 SOS4,423	+78.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.51 SOS1,429	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.44 SOS1,387	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.49 SOS846	+23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.98 SOS559	+89.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$1.27 SOS724	+106.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.62 SOS354	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.64 SOS363	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.58 SOS330	+14.8%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Colombia	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$3.87 SOS2,201	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$25.00 SOS14,222	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	-69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$7.43 SOS4,229	-54.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Colombia	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$37.79 SOS21,498	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$142.93 SOS81,308	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$98.19 SOS55,855	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$73.70 SOS41,925	+0.1%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

	Colombia	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$43.33 SOS24,651	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$585.00 SOS332,787	-89.8%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$7.00 SOS3,982	+482.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$1.19 SOS676	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$1.10 SOS626	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$33.33 SOS18,962	+32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.00 SOS2,844	+21.3%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 64.8% less for clothing

	Colombia	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$15.25 SOS8,675	-75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$19.78 SOS11,251	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$19.89 SOS11,314	-79.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$37.28 SOS21,206	-54.1%
Average			-64.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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