Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 70.2% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 97.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 74.7% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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