Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 55.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.86
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.63
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,632.06
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.69
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.48
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€743.25
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.66
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.04
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€541.06
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,698.36
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.93
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.50
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.02
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.07
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.69
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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