Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 40.1% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.9% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 21.7% more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 40.4% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 17.1% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 90.0% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.6% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 64.3% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$2.65
SOS1,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$4.67
SOS2,660
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$1.96
SOS1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$5.93
SOS3,381
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.73
SOS984
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.12
SOS2,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$25.00
SOS14,252
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,277,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$7.43
SOS4,238
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$30.62
SOS17,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$160.00
SOS91,212
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$93.33
SOS53,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$94.31
SOS53,766
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$55.21
SOS31,473
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$742.50
SOS423,281
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$30.00
SOS17,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$18.61
SOS10,610
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$23.11
SOS13,175
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$25.89
SOS14,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$45.78
SOS26,097
|
|
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