Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 51.4% more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
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