Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 73.0% more expensive than Pakistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6 times more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 68.6% more in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 84.1% more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 9.6% more in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.5% more in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 9.3% more in Somalia
The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Somalia are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR456.54
|
$2.65
SOS1,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,034.72
|
$4.67
SOS2,660
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR83.36
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.98
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR152.19
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR691.98
|
$1.96
SOS1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR765.74
|
$5.93
SOS3,381
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR322.56
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR345.77
|
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR130.18
|
$1.73
SOS984
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR78.20
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.71
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.11
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.79
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.62
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 68.6% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,037.02
|
$4.12
SOS2,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,876.19
|
$25.00
SOS14,252
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,243,954.62
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,277,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,296.89
|
$7.43
SOS4,238
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,863.23
|
$30.62
SOS17,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,801.50
|
$160.00
SOS91,212
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,615.62
|
$93.33
SOS53,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,912.16
|
$94.31
SOS53,766
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,601.60
|
$55.21
SOS31,473
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR355,326.21
|
$742.50
SOS423,281
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR509.95
|
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR418.07
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR528.46
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,554.96
|
$30.00
SOS17,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,081.94
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,965.36
|
$18.61
SOS10,610
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,120.22
|
$23.11
SOS13,175
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,146.66
|
$25.89
SOS14,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,088.86
|
$45.78
SOS26,097
|
|
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