Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.9 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$18.51
NOK204.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$11.71
NOK129.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$2.99
NOK33.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$2.51
NOK27.79
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$2.95
NOK32.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$5.22
NOK57.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$7.39
NOK81.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$3.72
NOK41.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$5.79
NOK64.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.31
NOK14.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.96
NOK10.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.24
NOK13.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.77
NOK19.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.93
NOK10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.01
NOK11.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$7.55
NOK83.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$74.48
NOK823.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$33,686.16
NOK372,678.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$21.49
NOK237.77
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$50.62
NOK559.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,624.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$796.76
NOK8,814.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$132.58
NOK1,466.78
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$293.64
NOK3,248.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$7,459.17
NOK82,522.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$9.25
NOK102.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$4.58
NOK50.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$13.52
NOK149.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$43.22
NOK478.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$13.15
NOK145.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$82.76
NOK915.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$41.00
NOK453.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$92.09
NOK1,018.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$123.04
NOK1,361.20
|
|
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