Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 52.7% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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