Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 0.8% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,219.86
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,419.84
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,146.05
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS893.77
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,269.21
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,340.92
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,444.01
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,547.47
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS2,008.42
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS764.81
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS686.11
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS544.70
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS642.06
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.29
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.13
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,443.88
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS18,374.73
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS24,141,123.72
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,317.81
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,707.79
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS251,733.26
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS189,105.56
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS35,975.27
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS143,368.67
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,944,885.29
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,773.96
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,825.42
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,899.25
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS19,433.97
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,294.57
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS59,247.07
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS53,901.55
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS105,605.41
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS90,903.63
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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