Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Saint Barthelemy, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Saint Barthelemy
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Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
SOS243
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
SOS728
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS277
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,292
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.17
SOS29,314
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