Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 1.6% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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