Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 45.7% more for housing
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Libya
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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