Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 20.0% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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