Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.8 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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