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Somalia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 21.5% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 86.9% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 72.9% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Somalia

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Somalia are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,801.04	$2.88 SOS1,640	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,233.70	$4.62 SOS2,638	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,054.14	$0.74 SOS421	-2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,305.83	$0.40 SOS226	+9.9%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 86.9% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,691.16	$1.12 SOS642	+101.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,273.33	$2.17 SOS1,236	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,506.40	$7.78 SOS4,436	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,891.81	$2.51 SOS1,433	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,140.70	$2.44 SOS1,391	+44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,153.95	$1.49 SOS848	+189.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,259.37	$0.98 SOS561	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,287.90	$1.27 SOS726	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,208.81	$0.62 SOS355	+19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,009.39	$0.64 SOS364	+153.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,745.72	$0.58 SOS331	+297.2%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.48	$3.87 SOS2,207	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS89,186.45	$25.00 SOS14,262	+235.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS322,593,830.75	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,215	-78.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,005.49	$7.43 SOS4,241	+134.0%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 72.9% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS126,665.23	$37.79 SOS21,559	+256.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,598,706.40	$142.93 SOS81,538	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,522,774.33	$98.19 SOS56,012	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS366,643.36	$73.70 SOS42,043	+140.5%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,022,588.79	$43.33 SOS24,720	-74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69,142,837.83	$585.00 SOS333,726	-89.9%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,379.60	$7.00 SOS3,993	+381.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,136.22	$1.19 SOS677	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,268.62	$1.10 SOS628	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS656,119.85	$33.33 SOS19,016	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,668.65	$5.00 SOS2,852	+31.0%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS288,481.93	$15.25 SOS8,700	-36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS375,356.58	$19.78 SOS11,283	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS942,859.77	$19.89 SOS11,346	-74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS813,541.29	$37.28 SOS21,266	-45.2%
Average			-48.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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