Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 19.6% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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