Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 17.0% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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