Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.3% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
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