Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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