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Somalia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 11.5% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 41.4% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Somalia

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Somalia are more expensive than in Madagascar. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Somalia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Madagascar	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,451	$2.88 SOS1,638	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA20,920	$4.62 SOS2,634	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,626	$0.74 SOS420	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,753	$0.40 SOS225	-36.4%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,877	$1.12 SOS641	+28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA23,715	$2.17 SOS1,234	-59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,199	$7.78 SOS4,429	+100.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,716	$2.51 SOS1,430	+27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,653	$2.44 SOS1,389	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,835	$1.49 SOS847	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,469	$0.98 SOS560	+196.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,503	$1.27 SOS725	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,808	$0.62 SOS354	+52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,268	$0.64 SOS363	+122.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,790	$0.58 SOS330	+43.2%
Average			+69.0%

Madagascar vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.4% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,637	$3.87 SOS2,204	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 SOS14,239
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA55,957,976	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	-54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA75,943	$7.43 SOS4,234	-56.7%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Madagascar	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA266,414	$37.79 SOS21,525	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,138,873	$142.93 SOS81,410	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA317,091	$98.19 SOS55,925	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA198,795	$73.70 SOS41,977	+64.0%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Madagascar	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA205,845	$43.33 SOS24,682	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,190,069	$585.00 SOS333,204	-93.2%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,611	$7.00 SOS3,987	+757.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,880	$1.19 SOS676	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,669	$1.10 SOS627	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA132,435	$33.33 SOS18,986	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,632	$5.00 SOS2,848	-22.8%
Average			+139.7%

Madagascar vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Madagascar	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA86,145	$15.25 SOS8,686	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA76,096	$19.78 SOS11,265	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA313,320	$19.89 SOS11,328	-71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA245,375	$37.28 SOS21,233	-32.8%
Average			-27.9%

Madagascar vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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