Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 23.0% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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