Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 28.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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