Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 29.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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