Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 8.7% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
|
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