Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.2% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.89
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.92
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.80
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.83
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.32
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.51
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.24
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.73
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€459.67
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€345.20
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€218.68
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.97
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.21
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.01
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.47
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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