Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 58.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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