Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 13.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 10.3 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$40.07
€36.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$6.49
€5.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$2.46
€2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$30.05
€27.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
|
pay 41.4 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$8.93
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$517.80
€476.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$451.61
€415.29
|
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