Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.65
SOS1,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.67
SOS2,662
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
SOS292
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.93
SOS3,383
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.67
SOS1,524
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
SOS309
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.12
SOS2,351
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,203
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.43
SOS4,240
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,471
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$160.00
SOS91,275
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$93.33
SOS53,244
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.31
SOS53,803
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,495
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$742.50
SOS423,574
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.00
SOS3,993
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.00
SOS17,114
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,852
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Somalia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,617
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.78
SOS26,115
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