Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 60.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.6% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 16.5% less in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 67.6% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 64.4% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 94.2% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.0% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 62.7% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$4.67
SOS2,665
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$5.93
SOS3,387
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$2.21
SOS1,261
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 67.6% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$4.12
SOS2,354
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$25.00
SOS14,279
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,284,152
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$7.43
SOS4,246
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$30.62
SOS17,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$160.00
SOS91,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$93.33
SOS53,308
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$94.31
SOS53,868
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$55.21
SOS31,533
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$742.50
SOS424,084
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$7.00
SOS3,998
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$30.00
SOS17,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$18.61
SOS10,630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$23.11
SOS13,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$25.89
SOS14,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$45.78
SOS26,146
|
|
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