Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 36.8% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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