Cost of living comparison
India is 8.9% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in India instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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