Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.6 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
|
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