Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
|
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