Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 64.4% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Somalia instead of India, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.89
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.66
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.11
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.64
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.43
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.04
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.05
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.56
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.45
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.50
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.89
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.94
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹392.17
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹860.00
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.64
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.97
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.77
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.78
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
India
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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