Cost of living comparison
India is 5.6% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in India instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
|
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