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Somalia vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 17.8% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 50.7% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Manila	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$2.88 SOS1,640	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.62 SOS2,638	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.74 SOS421	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.40 SOS226	-21.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.12 SOS642	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$2.17 SOS1,236	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.78 SOS4,436	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.51 SOS1,433	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.44 SOS1,391	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.49 SOS848	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.98 SOS561	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.27 SOS726	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.62 SOS355	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.64 SOS364	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.58 SOS331	-57.8%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$3.87 SOS2,207	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$25.00 SOS14,262	+81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,215	-77.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$7.43 SOS4,241	+154.2%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Manila	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$37.79 SOS21,559	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$142.93 SOS81,538	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$98.19 SOS56,012	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$73.70 SOS42,043	-26.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$43.33 SOS24,720	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$585.00 SOS333,726	-96.6%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$7.00 SOS3,993	+378.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.19 SOS677	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$1.10 SOS628	-66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$33.33 SOS19,016	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.00 SOS2,852	-33.2%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 50.7% less for clothing

	Manila	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$15.25 SOS8,700	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$19.78 SOS11,283	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$19.89 SOS11,346	-75.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$37.28 SOS21,266	-25.0%
Average			-50.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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