Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 63.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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