Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 60.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$2.65
SOS1,512
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$4.67
SOS2,662
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$5.93
SOS3,383
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$2.67
SOS1,524
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
$4.12
SOS2,351
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
$25.00
SOS14,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$7.43
SOS4,240
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$30.62
SOS17,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
$160.00
SOS91,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
$93.33
SOS53,242
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
$94.31
SOS53,801
|
|
pay 95.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
$55.21
SOS31,494
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
$742.50
SOS423,559
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$7.00
SOS3,993
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
$30.00
SOS17,113
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$5.00
SOS2,852
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
$18.61
SOS10,617
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
$23.11
SOS13,184
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
$25.89
SOS14,768
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
$45.78
SOS26,114
|
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