Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 15.1% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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