Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 8.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,803
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,875
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD551
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 85.6% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,039
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,147
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,831
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,288
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD388
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,559
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,428,582
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,932
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,606
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,550
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,657
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,713
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,526
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,297,959
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,076
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,120
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,655
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,822
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,743
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD31,996
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,651
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,390
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,673
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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