Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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