Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. India Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 34.9% more expensive than India overall.
Somalia vs. India Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of India, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.22
₹211.04
|
$3.33
SOS1,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
₹338.96
|
$5.00
SOS2,862
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₹35.47
|
$1.04
SOS595
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
₹13.87
|
$0.76
SOS437
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
₹41.72
|
$1.35
SOS775
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
₹222.59
|
$2.50
SOS1,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₹224.63
|
$7.02
SOS4,020
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹84.42
|
$2.18
SOS1,250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.26
₹119.35
|
$2.02
SOS1,157
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
₹79.52
|
$1.17
SOS671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹27.63
|
$0.83
SOS476
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹41.59
|
$1.13
SOS649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹20.08
|
$0.59
SOS335
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹14.49
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹16.61
|
$0.74
SOS422
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
₹387.26
|
$3.57
SOS2,041
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.73
₹829.19
|
$12.17
SOS6,968
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,591.59
₹1M
|
$10,000.00
SOS6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
₹270.19
|
$6.78
SOS3,882
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.74
₹639.88
|
$39.56
SOS22,639
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.39
₹11,812.52
|
$143.33
SOS82,036
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$82.02
₹7,789.00
|
$77.50
SOS44,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.32
₹2,499.56
|
$78.38
SOS44,862
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.10
₹4,852.07
|
$51.67
SOS29,571
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,587.68
₹151K
|
$515.00
SOS295K
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
₹166.91
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₹147.08
|
$1.67
SOS954
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.35
₹412.80
|
$1.00
SOS572
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.86
₹1,410.70
|
$34.58
SOS19,794
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.93
₹278.11
|
?? | |
India vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 33.7% less for clothing
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.28
₹2,020.85
|
$12.50
SOS7,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
₹2,080.09
|
$16.33
SOS9,348
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.98
₹3,606.87
|
$18.50
SOS10,588
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.46
₹2,702.81
|
$25.83
SOS14,786
|
|
India vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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