Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Svalbard, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.43
SOS243
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS276
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Svalbard
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.17
SOS29,248
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