Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 53.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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