Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 21.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 88.7% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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