Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 20.4% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS960
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 45.7% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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