Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 39.3% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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