Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 60.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 75.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
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