Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 50.5% cheaper than Seychelles overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.3% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 18.9% less in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 49.8% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 55.6% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 78.0% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.9% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 34.0% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR247.81
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR118.27
|
$4.67
SOS2,665
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR32.10
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.65
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.57
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR204.88
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR98.83
|
$5.93
SOS3,387
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR51.33
|
$2.21
SOS1,261
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR51.48
|
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.55
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.66
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.85
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR37.74
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.23
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.58
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR87.70
|
$4.12
SOS2,354
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR377.02
|
$25.00
SOS14,279
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR379,503.49
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,284,152
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR600.04
|
$7.43
SOS4,246
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,407.26
|
$30.62
SOS17,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,944.99
|
$160.00
SOS91,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,823.09
|
$93.33
SOS53,308
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR1,011.37
|
$94.31
SOS53,868
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,389.56
|
$55.21
SOS31,533
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR95,083.79
|
$742.50
SOS424,084
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR108.04
|
$7.00
SOS3,998
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR73.69
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR256.08
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,062.51
|
$30.00
SOS17,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR87.62
|
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR692.45
|
$18.61
SOS10,630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR290.28
|
$23.11
SOS13,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR849.21
|
$25.89
SOS14,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR951.67
|
$45.78
SOS26,146
|
|
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