Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 52.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.85
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.26
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.37
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€696.03
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€577.43
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.91
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.65
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.10
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.19
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.23
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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