Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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