Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 55.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.17
|
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,837.76
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.34
|
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.06
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,337.83
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,055.94
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.10
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.51
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,314.07
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.28
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.37
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.00
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.83
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.76
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
|
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