Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 37.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥752
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥155
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥122
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥215
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥848
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥786
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥304
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥295
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥169
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥270
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥276
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥170
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥639
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,277
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,280,852
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,739
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,120
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥73,528
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥49,225
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,375
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥36,817
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,653,579
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥398
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥420
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥591
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,496
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,770
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,915
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,972
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,109
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,080
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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