Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 56.6% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$37.50
SOS21,408
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,536
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$30.62
SOS17,483
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$207.78
SOS118,615
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$86.25
SOS49,240
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$94.31
SOS53,841
|
|
pay 96.0% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$55.21
SOS31,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$922.50
SOS526,633
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$30.00
SOS17,126
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
North Carolina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$18.61
SOS10,625
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$23.11
SOS13,194
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$25.89
SOS14,779
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$45.78
SOS26,133
|
|
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