Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.5% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Niger, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 74.9% more for transportation
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Niger
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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