Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 30.5% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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