Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 35.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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