Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS960
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
|
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