Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 12.0% cheaper than Fiji.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Fiji
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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