Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 1.9% more expensive than Kenya overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.4% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 77.5% more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 37.4% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 37.7% more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 83.4% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.4% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% less in Somalia
The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Somalia are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Somalia.
Somalia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
KES482.28
|
$2.88
SOS1,640
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.54
|
$4.62
SOS2,639
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KES69.17
|
$0.74
SOS421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KES57.31
|
$0.40
SOS226
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
KES69.74
|
$1.12
SOS642
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
KES563.10
|
$2.17
SOS1,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
KES324.97
|
$7.78
SOS4,436
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
KES206.48
|
$2.51
SOS1,433
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
KES331.58
|
$2.44
SOS1,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
KES139.06
|
$1.49
SOS848
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.68
|
$0.98
SOS561
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
KES89.52
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
KES41.05
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.07
|
$0.64
SOS364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.49
|
$0.58
SOS331
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
KES695.99
|
$3.87
SOS2,208
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.41
KES3,405.89
|
$25.00
SOS14,263
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,331.14
KES2,492,750.63
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,588
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.74
KES1,771.26
|
$7.43
SOS4,241
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 37.7% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.35
KES4,815.80
|
$37.79
SOS21,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.00
KES25,016.52
|
$142.93
SOS81,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$131.26
KES16,925.35
|
$98.19
SOS56,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.47
KES3,155.02
|
$73.70
SOS42,048
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.28
KES22,215.54
|
$43.33
SOS24,723
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,439.34
KES959,302.92
|
$585.00
SOS333,764
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
KES261.66
|
$7.00
SOS3,994
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
KES293.84
|
$1.19
SOS678
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.80
KES361.11
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.27
KES3,773.80
|
$33.33
SOS19,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.10
KES787.18
|
$5.00
SOS2,853
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.46
KES1,606.09
|
$15.25
SOS8,701
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.02
KES2,582.05
|
$19.78
SOS11,284
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.44
KES4,440.50
|
$19.89
SOS11,347
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
KES4,246.33
|
$37.28
SOS21,268
|
|
Kenya vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
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