Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 18.1% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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