Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 32.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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