Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 20.6% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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