Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 44.9% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,513
|
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,311
|
$5.00
SOS2,845
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF242
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF119
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF260
|
$1.16
SOS662
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF559
|
$2.48
SOS1,410
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,099
|
$5.32
SOS3,028
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF540
|
$2.27
SOS1,290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF666
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF189
|
$1.68
SOS957
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF129
|
$0.67
SOS378
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF366
|
$1.27
SOS723
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF253
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF251
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF113
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF537
|
$3.85
SOS2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,038
|
$42.50
SOS24,179
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,632,600
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,764,677
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,462
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,070
|
$41.00
SOS23,326
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF127,833
|
$197.57
SOS112,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
$86.54
SOS49,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,362
|
$71.50
SOS40,678
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.88
SOS29,513
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
$950.00
SOS540,471
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF674
|
$8.00
SOS4,551
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF388
|
$1.12
SOS636
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,344
|
$1.93
SOS1,095
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,301
|
$25.62
SOS14,578
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,418
|
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
|
pay 76.3% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
$18.04
SOS10,264
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF9,896
|
$20.50
SOS11,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,644
|
$21.33
SOS12,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
$51.17
SOS29,110
|
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