Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 41.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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