Somalia is 7.2% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea.

If you lived in Somalia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.07
FCFA8,230
$2.65
SOS1,514
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,716
$4.67
SOS2,667
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA772
$0.81
SOS462

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
FCFA2,041
$0.97
SOS556
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA2,119
$1.96
SOS1,119
Milk (1 gallon) $9.69
FCFA6,101
$5.93
SOS3,389

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.09
FCFA1,947
$4.12
SOS2,356
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
FCFA16,610
$25.00
SOS14,288
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125

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pay 43.1% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.34
FCFA10,288
$30.62
SOS17,502
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $204.24
FCFA128,595
$160.00
SOS91,440
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.37
FCFA72,013
$93.33
SOS53,340

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pay 55.9% more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $65.36
FCFA41,150
$55.21
SOS31,552
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $326.78
FCFA205,752
$742.50
SOS424,339

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
FCFA1,029
$7.00
SOS4,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.72
FCFA3,601
$1.24
SOS706
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,845
$1.34
SOS769

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pay 58.7% less for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.51
FCFA15,431
$18.61
SOS10,636
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$102.12
FCFA64,298
$23.11
SOS13,208
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$245.08
FCFA154,314
$25.89
SOS14,796

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