Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 57.9% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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