Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 50.8% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.08
|
$2.65
SOS1,524
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD464.73
|
$5.33
SOS3,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.03
|
$0.71
SOS411
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.29
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.46
|
$0.97
SOS559
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD513.63
|
$1.96
SOS1,127
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.13
|
$6.37
SOS3,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.47
|
$2.23
SOS1,283
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD298.97
|
$2.67
SOS1,537
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.69
|
$1.73
SOS993
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.21
|
$0.88
SOS508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.41
|
$1.32
SOS757
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.12
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.90
|
$0.61
SOS350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.46
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.75
|
$4.08
SOS2,347
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,954.92
|
$37.50
SOS21,573
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,234,315.11
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,307,813
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD508.44
|
$7.60
SOS4,372
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,644.64
|
$30.62
SOS17,618
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,633.28
|
$207.78
SOS119,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,294.59
|
$86.25
SOS49,619
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,706.20
|
$94.31
SOS54,256
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,573.05
|
$55.21
SOS31,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD333,992.33
|
$922.50
SOS530,688
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.27
|
$8.50
SOS4,890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.47
|
$1.22
SOS703
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD343.75
|
$1.34
SOS774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,442.55
|
$30.00
SOS17,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.01
|
$5.00
SOS2,876
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,018.64
|
$18.61
SOS10,706
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,636.25
|
$23.11
SOS13,295
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,262.76
|
$25.89
SOS14,893
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD9,998.54
|
$45.78
SOS26,335
|
|
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