Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 20.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
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