Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.9% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
|
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