Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.2% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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