Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 53.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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