Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$1.61
KMF755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.55
KMF727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$1.13
KMF529
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.79
KMF840
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$1.46
KMF688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.22
KMF572
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$1.57
KMF737
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
|
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