Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 12.6% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$31.77
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$39.60
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.40
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.87
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.80
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$25.76
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$23.05
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$12.26
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$10.03
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.15
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.36
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.76
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.17
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.97
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.85
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$23.45
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$261.80
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$128,102.99
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$52.07
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$116.18
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,904.82
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,294.07
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$320.88
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,633.79
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$45,115.96
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.36
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.90
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.53
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$141.95
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$37.85
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$283.95
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$254.24
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$456.41
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$372.74
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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