Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 47.2% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.44
DZD329.48
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.55
DZD478.63
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
DZD69.11
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.55
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD19.04
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
DZD496.07
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
DZD424.66
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.42
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
DZD274.75
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
DZD183.01
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DZD186.28
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
DZD99.15
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
DZD40.63
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
DZD30.44
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.52
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 93.3% more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.19
DZD160.87
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.00
DZD1,754.03
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,882.05
DZD4,300,155.30
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.42
DZD460.91
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 61.3% more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.57
DZD2,505.09
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.36
DZD21,089.88
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.70
DZD12,637.76
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.89
DZD4,570.46
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.12
DZD9,052.51
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,399.66
DZD323,658.88
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
DZD186.59
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.74
DZD99.75
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.53
DZD341.72
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.48
DZD2,357.60
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.61
DZD621.81
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.95
DZD4,713.45
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
DZD5,781.61
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
DZD9,385.02
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.63
DZD8,987.36
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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