Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Somalia

Somalia vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 33.2% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Somalia

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

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Somalia vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Nepal	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.97 NPR299.13	$3.33 SOS1,908	+69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.74 NPR1,024.60	$5.00 SOS2,862	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR70.05	$1.04 SOS595	+125.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 NPR21.00	$0.76 SOS437	+453.2%
Average			+47.0%

Nepal vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 NPR72.17	$1.35 SOS775	+185.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 NPR471.31	$2.50 SOS1,431	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 NPR385.06	$7.02 SOS4,020	+177.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.39 NPR211.96	$2.18 SOS1,250	+56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 NPR196.68	$2.02 SOS1,157	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NPR138.06	$1.17 SOS671	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR60.15	$0.83 SOS476	+110.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR73.03	$1.13 SOS649	+136.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR37.49	$0.59 SOS335	+137.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 NPR24.01	$0.62 SOS357	+295.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR34.25	$0.74 SOS422	+227.3%
Average			+107.5%

Nepal vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Nepal	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 NPR656.58	$3.57 SOS2,041	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.73 NPR1,632.25	$12.17 SOS6,968	+13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,812.36 NPR4M	$10,000.00 SOS6M	-62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.54 NPR1,298.08	$6.78 SOS3,882	-20.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Nepal	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 NPR1,268.78	$39.56 SOS22,639	+374.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.47 NPR13,454.59	$143.33 SOS82,036	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$57.13 NPR8,688.16	$77.50 SOS44,357	+35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.42 NPR3,561.23	$78.38 SOS44,862	+234.7%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Nepal	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$47.95 NPR7,292.39	$51.67 SOS29,571	+7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,626.40 NPR399K	$515.00 SOS295K	-80.4%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 NPR355.64	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.32 NPR201.11	$1.67 SOS954	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 NPR356.61	$1.00 SOS572	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.63 NPR2,528.59	$34.58 SOS19,794	+108.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.42 NPR368.54	??
Average			+30.0%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Nepal	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.01 NPR3,195.31	$12.50 SOS7,154	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.87 NPR4,086.50	$16.33 SOS9,348	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.07 NPR5,485.09	$18.50 SOS10,588	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.87 NPR3,630.11	$25.83 SOS14,786	+8.2%
Average			-33.1%

Nepal vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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