Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS960
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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