Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 78.9% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Somalia instead of India, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
India
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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