Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 52.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Somalia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$5.00
SOS2,845
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.16
SOS662
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$2.48
SOS1,410
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$5.32
SOS3,028
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$2.27
SOS1,290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.68
SOS957
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.67
SOS378
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.27
SOS723
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$3.85
SOS2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$42.50
SOS24,179
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,764,677
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$9.60
SOS5,462
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$41.00
SOS23,326
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$197.57
SOS112,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$86.54
SOS49,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$71.50
SOS40,678
|
|
pay 94.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$51.88
SOS29,513
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$950.00
SOS540,471
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$8.00
SOS4,551
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$1.12
SOS636
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$1.93
SOS1,095
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$25.62
SOS14,578
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$4.00
SOS2,276
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Somalia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$18.04
SOS10,264
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$20.50
SOS11,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$21.33
SOS12,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$51.17
SOS29,110
|
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