Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 27.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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