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Somalia vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 34.0% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 84.1% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹534.43	$2.88 SOS1,639	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹374.10	$4.62 SOS2,636	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹45.49	$0.74 SOS420	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹16.40	$0.40 SOS226	+128.6%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Delhi	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹53.38	$1.12 SOS641	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹221.41	$2.17 SOS1,235	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹275.71	$7.78 SOS4,432	+167.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.16	$2.51 SOS1,432	+130.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹150.65	$2.44 SOS1,390	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹85.73	$1.49 SOS848	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹33.98	$0.98 SOS560	+174.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹43.96	$1.27 SOS725	+174.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.24	$0.62 SOS355	+143.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.54	$0.64 SOS363	+265.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹21.33	$0.58 SOS330	+157.6%
Average			+129.4%

Delhi vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Delhi	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹400.22	$3.87 SOS2,206	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,068.85	$25.00 SOS14,251	+121.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹277.90	$7.43 SOS4,237	+153.6%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 84.1% more for housing

	Delhi	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹790.79	$37.79 SOS21,542	+353.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹21,794.16	$142.93 SOS81,474	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹13,182.51	$98.19 SOS55,969	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,640.78	$73.70 SOS42,010	+50.5%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Delhi	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,762.06	$43.33 SOS24,701	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹183K	$585.00 SOS333K	-69.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹213.77	$7.00 SOS3,990	+210.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹199.95	$1.19 SOS677	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹374.10	$1.10 SOS627	-72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹2,047.62	$33.33 SOS19,001	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹480.98	$5.00 SOS2,850	-1.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Delhi	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,631.39	$15.25 SOS8,693	-45.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,232.47	$19.78 SOS11,274	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,966.05	$19.89 SOS11,337	-62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,876.00	$37.28 SOS21,249	-8.8%
Average			-39.5%

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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: April 2026

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