Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 45.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
|
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