Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 92.2% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
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