Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 51.2% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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