Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.3% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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