Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 17.4% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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