Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 9.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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