Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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