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
SYP47,674
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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