Cost of living comparison
Canada is 4.4 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,845
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS662
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,410
|
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,028
|
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,290
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS957
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS378
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS723
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS272
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,189
|
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,179
|
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,764,677
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,462
|
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,326
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,402
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,235
|
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,678
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,513
|
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS540,471
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,551
|
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS636
|
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,095
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,578
|
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,264
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,663
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,137
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,110
|
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
|
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