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
SEK131.48
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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