Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 96.8% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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