Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,845
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS662
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,410
|
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,028
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,290
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS957
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS378
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS723
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS272
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,189
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,179
|
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,764,677
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,462
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,326
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,402
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,235
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,678
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,513
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS540,471
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,551
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS636
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,095
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,578
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,264
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,663
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,137
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,110
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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