Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.8% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱213.59
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.89
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.15
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱219.53
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱382.87
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.70
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.54
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.72
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.20
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.06
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.54
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.38
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱257.97
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱704.14
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.37
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.71
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.46
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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