Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.3% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
|
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