Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.09
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.63
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.35
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.21
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.53
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.56
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.07
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.67
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€773.02
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€668.68
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€528.71
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.11
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.33
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.16
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.83
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.65
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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