Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 27.6% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.06
AZN107.20
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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