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Somalia vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 20.6% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 44.4% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$2.88 SOS1,639	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$4.62 SOS2,636	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$0.74 SOS420	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.40 SOS226	-28.0%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.12 SOS641	+105.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$2.17 SOS1,235	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$7.78 SOS4,432	+131.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.51 SOS1,432	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.44 SOS1,390	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.49 SOS848	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.98 SOS560	+107.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$1.27 SOS725	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.62 SOS355	+36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.64 SOS363	+29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.58 SOS330	+14.4%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 44.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$3.87 SOS2,206	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$25.00 SOS14,251	-19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$7.43 SOS4,237	-56.3%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$37.79 SOS21,542	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$142.93 SOS81,474	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$98.19 SOS55,969	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$73.70 SOS42,010	+151.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$43.33 SOS24,701	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$585.00 SOS333K	-93.3%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$7.00 SOS3,990	+201.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$1.19 SOS677	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$1.10 SOS627	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$33.33 SOS19,001	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$5.00 SOS2,850	-32.0%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$15.25 SOS8,693	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$19.78 SOS11,274	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$19.89 SOS11,337	-70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$37.28 SOS21,249	-40.1%
Average			-38.4%

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