Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 36.6% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
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