Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 61.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Somalia or Norway. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.