Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 5.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$105.59
|
|
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