Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 4.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
|
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