Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 84.5% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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