Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 96.8% more expensive than Egypt overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8 times more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 33.4% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.4% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 30.6% less in Somalia
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Somalia are more expensive than in Egypt. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Somalia. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Somalia.
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
EGP200.49
|
$2.65
SOS1,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP245.02
|
$4.67
SOS2,661
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.47
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.34
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.39
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.06
|
$5.93
SOS3,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP99.75
|
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.19
|
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.86
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.03
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.47
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.45
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.63
|
$4.12
SOS2,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP608.30
|
$25.00
SOS14,255
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,476,657.65
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,278,647
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.43
|
$7.43
SOS4,238
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP386.25
|
$30.62
SOS17,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,439.31
|
$160.00
SOS91,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,628.23
|
$93.33
SOS53,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP600.32
|
$94.31
SOS53,778
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,371.57
|
$55.21
SOS31,480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,593.67
|
$742.50
SOS423,373
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP90.82
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.73
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.71
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,107.45
|
$30.00
SOS17,106
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP135.66
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,187.39
|
$18.61
SOS10,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,456.08
|
$23.11
SOS13,178
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,921.80
|
$25.89
SOS14,762
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,873.22
|
$45.78
SOS26,102
|
|
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