Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
|
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