Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.5% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.3% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 17.1% less in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 60.5% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 65.1% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 91.0% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.7% less in Somalia
- Clothing
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pay 63.8% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.35
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€8.97
|
$4.67
SOS2,665
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.46
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.12
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.79
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.90
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.85
|
$5.93
SOS3,387
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.00
|
$2.21
SOS1,261
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.49
|
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.85
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.22
|
$4.12
SOS2,354
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€46.57
|
$25.00
SOS14,279
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,331.36
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,284,152
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.24
|
$7.43
SOS4,246
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.40
|
$30.62
SOS17,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€695.01
|
$160.00
SOS91,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€549.82
|
$93.33
SOS53,308
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€202.30
|
$94.31
SOS53,868
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€403.07
|
$55.21
SOS31,533
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,823.51
|
$742.50
SOS424,084
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.88
|
$7.00
SOS3,998
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.68
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€31.66
|
$30.00
SOS17,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.25
|
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€72.40
|
$18.61
SOS10,630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€35.86
|
$23.11
SOS13,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€80.54
|
$25.89
SOS14,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€108.53
|
$45.78
SOS26,146
|
|
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