Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.7% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,518
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.33
SOS3,054
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.71
SOS409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.96
SOS1,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$6.37
SOS3,649
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$2.23
SOS1,277
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.67
SOS1,530
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.73
SOS989
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.32
SOS753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.61
SOS348
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$4.08
SOS2,337
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,476
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,293,046
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$7.60
SOS4,353
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$30.62
SOS17,539
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$207.78
SOS118,995
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$86.25
SOS49,398
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$94.31
SOS54,014
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$55.21
SOS31,618
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$922.50
SOS528,319
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$8.50
SOS4,868
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.22
SOS700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$1.34
SOS770
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$30.00
SOS17,181
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.00
SOS2,864
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$18.61
SOS10,659
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,236
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$25.89
SOS14,827
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$45.78
SOS26,217
|
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