Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 27.1% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 64.6% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
|
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