Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 13.5% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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