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Somalia vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 27.7% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 46.8% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 84.6% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 58.4% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.5% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD140.18	$2.88 SOS1,640	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD71.98	$4.62 SOS2,639	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.28	$0.74 SOS421	-13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.51	$0.40 SOS226	-50.9%
Average			-30.5%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Namibia	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD14.82	$1.12 SOS642	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD66.51	$2.17 SOS1,236	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD89.91	$7.78 SOS4,436	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.17	$2.51 SOS1,433	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD41.82	$2.44 SOS1,391	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.29	$1.49 SOS848	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD13.81	$0.98 SOS561	+19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.18	$1.27 SOS726	+62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.90	$0.62 SOS355	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.23	$0.64 SOS364	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD17.76	$0.58 SOS331	-45.2%
Average			+6.3%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Namibia	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD80.92	$3.87 SOS2,208	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD774.86	$25.00 SOS14,263	-45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD314,126.52	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,455	-69.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD128.82	$7.43 SOS4,241	-3.2%
Average			-34.5%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.8% less for housing

	Namibia	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,077.82	$37.79 SOS21,561	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,603.25	$142.93 SOS81,544	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,845.31	$98.19 SOS56,016	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,211.57	$73.70 SOS42,046	+2.1%
Average			-46.8%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

	Namibia	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,623.67	$43.33 SOS24,722	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,045.88	$585.00 SOS333,751	-89.2%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD23.58	$7.00 SOS3,994	+398.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.22	$1.19 SOS677	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD50.70	$1.10 SOS628	-63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD639.23	$33.33 SOS19,017	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD96.57	$5.00 SOS2,853	-13.1%
Average			+54.5%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 58.4% less for clothing

	Namibia	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD982.41	$15.25 SOS8,700	-74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD469.44	$19.78 SOS11,284	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,563.55	$19.89 SOS11,347	-78.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,292.30	$37.28 SOS21,267	-51.6%
Average			-58.4%

Namibia vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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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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