Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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