Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 32.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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