Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 29.2% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
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