Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Somalia

Somalia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 25.4% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 25.4% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 60.1% less in Somalia

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

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Somalia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$3.33 SOS1,908	-5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$5.00 SOS2,862	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$1.04 SOS595	+214.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.76 SOS437	+381.5%
Average			+35.0%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$1.35 SOS775	+127.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$2.50 SOS1,431	+42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$7.02 SOS4,020	+121.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$2.18 SOS1,250	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.02 SOS1,157	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$1.17 SOS671	+78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.83 SOS476	+172.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$1.13 SOS649	+419.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.59 SOS335	+254.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.62 SOS357	+325.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.74 SOS422	+367.6%
Average			+149.3%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Egypt	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$3.57 SOS2,041	+120.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$12.17 SOS6,968	+52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$10,000.00 SOS6M	-68.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$6.78 SOS3,882	+132.7%
Average			+13.0%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% more for housing

	Egypt	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$39.56 SOS22,639	+190.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$143.33 SOS82,036	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$77.50 SOS44,357	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$78.38 SOS44,862	+473.9%
Average			+25.4%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Egypt	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$51.67 SOS29,571	-27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$515.00 SOS295K	-68.8%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.67 SOS954	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$1.00 SOS572	-45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$34.58 SOS19,794	+74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	??
Average			+24.4%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 60.1% less for clothing

	Egypt	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$12.50 SOS7,154	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$16.33 SOS9,348	-56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$18.50 SOS10,588	-83.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$25.83 SOS14,786	-43.7%
Average			-60.1%

Egypt vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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