Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 21.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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