Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.0% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Chile
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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