Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 55.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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