Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 51.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 88.3% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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