Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 56.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$2.65
SOS1,518
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$5.33
SOS3,054
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$0.71
SOS409
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.96
SOS1,122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$6.37
SOS3,649
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$2.23
SOS1,277
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.67
SOS1,530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.73
SOS989
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.32
SOS753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.61
SOS348
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$4.08
SOS2,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$37.50
SOS21,476
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,293,046
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$7.60
SOS4,353
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$30.62
SOS17,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$207.78
SOS118,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$86.25
SOS49,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$94.31
SOS54,014
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$55.21
SOS31,618
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$922.50
SOS528,319
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$8.50
SOS4,868
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$1.22
SOS700
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$1.34
SOS770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$30.00
SOS17,181
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$5.00
SOS2,864
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,659
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,827
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,217
|
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