Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 18.5% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$1.57
NPR211.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$6.71
NPR904.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.42
NPR56.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.16
NPR21.22
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.46
NPR62.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$3.21
NPR432.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$2.81
NPR378.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$1.50
NPR202.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$1.41
NPR190.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.99
NPR132.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.40
NPR54.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.48
NPR64.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.27
NPR35.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.18
NPR24.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.26
NPR35.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$4.84
NPR652.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$15.93
NPR2,147.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,159,311.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$9.11
NPR1,228.02
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$9.30
NPR1,253.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$83.84
NPR11,304.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$52.73
NPR7,109.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$20.72
NPR2,794.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$51.59
NPR6,955.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$2,839.32
NPR382,833.15
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$2.21
NPR297.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$1.57
NPR211.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$2.90
NPR391.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$16.62
NPR2,241.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$2.96
NPR398.67
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$21.36
NPR2,880.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$27.01
NPR3,641.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$40.30
NPR5,433.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$30.56
NPR4,120.55
|
|
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