Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 94.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
|
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