Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 43.7% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 5.7% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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