Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.4% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.8% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 26.8% less in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 58.3% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 48.5% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 92.0% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.0% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 63.4% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of France, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.32
|
$2.65
SOS1,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.95
|
$4.67
SOS2,661
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.50
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.75
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.14
|
$5.93
SOS3,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.47
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.33
|
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.64
|
$4.12
SOS2,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.16
|
$25.00
SOS14,255
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,637.96
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,278,647
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.18
|
$7.43
SOS4,238
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.54
|
$30.62
SOS17,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€687.19
|
$160.00
SOS91,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€553.64
|
$93.33
SOS53,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€128.33
|
$94.31
SOS53,778
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€632.31
|
$55.21
SOS31,480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,394.24
|
$742.50
SOS423,373
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.68
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.76
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.84
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€32.90
|
$30.00
SOS17,106
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.08
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.10
|
$18.61
SOS10,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.59
|
$23.11
SOS13,178
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€83.84
|
$25.89
SOS14,762
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€116.24
|
$45.78
SOS26,102
|
|
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