Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.6% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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