Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 3.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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