Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 45.0% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.0% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% less in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 48.6% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 45.4% less in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 87.8% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.9% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 55.0% less in Somalia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.27
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.15
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.40
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.63
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.68
|
$5.93
SOS3,399
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.35
|
$2.21
SOS1,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.98
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.65
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.31
|
$25.00
SOS14,330
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,766.46
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,295,884
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.89
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.20
|
$30.62
SOS17,554
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€771.82
|
$160.00
SOS91,712
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€612.36
|
$93.33
SOS53,498
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€91.99
|
$94.31
SOS54,060
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€341.49
|
$55.21
SOS31,645
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,504.87
|
$742.50
SOS425,599
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.52
|
$7.00
SOS4,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.75
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.00
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.93
|
$30.00
SOS17,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.64
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€67.14
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.41
|
$23.11
SOS13,247
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€68.97
|
$25.89
SOS14,839
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€80.85
|
$45.78
SOS26,240
|
|
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