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Somalia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 63.6% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 41.9% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 61.5% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 97.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.8% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 71.8% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$2.88 SOS1,639	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$4.62 SOS2,636	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$0.74 SOS420	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$0.40 SOS226	-65.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$1.12 SOS641	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$2.17 SOS1,235	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$7.78 SOS4,432	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$2.51 SOS1,432	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$2.44 SOS1,390	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$1.49 SOS848	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.98 SOS560	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$1.27 SOS725	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.62 SOS355	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.64 SOS363	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.58 SOS330	-40.6%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 61.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$3.87 SOS2,206	-53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$25.00 SOS14,251	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-95.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	$7.43 SOS4,237	-23.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Singapore	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$37.79 SOS21,542	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$142.93 SOS81,474	-95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$98.19 SOS55,969	-95.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$73.70 SOS42,010	-36.6%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 97.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$43.33 SOS24,701	-96.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	$585.00 SOS333K	-98.0%
Average			-97.2%

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pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$7.00 SOS3,990	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$1.19 SOS677	-74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$1.10 SOS627	-91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$33.33 SOS19,001	-71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$5.00 SOS2,850	-56.9%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 71.8% less for clothing

	Singapore	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$15.25 SOS8,693	-82.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$19.78 SOS11,274	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$19.89 SOS11,337	-81.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$37.28 SOS21,249	-70.5%
Average			-71.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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