Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 19.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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