Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 22.1% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
|
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