Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 9.9% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
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Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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