Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 42.5% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Somalia instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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