Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 51.8% cheaper than Anguilla.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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