Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.0% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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