Cost of living comparison

 Thailand
compared to
Somalia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 16.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.1% more in Somalia
Groceries
pay 12.6% more in Somalia
Transportation
pay 28.6% less in Somalia
Housing
pay 8.0% more in Somalia
Childcare
pay 88.3% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.4% more in Somalia
Clothing
pay 43.0% less in Somalia

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Somalia are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 10.1% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.33
THB78.18
$2.65
SOS1,511
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
THB201.73
$4.67
SOS2,661
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
THB23.61
$0.81
SOS461

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

 
Thailand
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
THB46.89
$0.97
SOS554
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.16
THB273.52
$1.96
SOS1,117
Milk (1 gallon) $6.68
THB223.99
$5.93
SOS3,382

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pay 28.6% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB149.70
$4.12
SOS2,350
Monthly public transit pass $25.43
THB852.25
$25.00
SOS14,255
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,362.48
THB1,050,948.15
$5,750.00
SOS3,278,647

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pay 8.0% more for housing

 
Thailand
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.13
THB574.17
$30.62
SOS17,462
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.22
THB13,042.65
$160.00
SOS91,232
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.23
THB7,547.55
$93.33
SOS53,219

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $341.66
THB11,448.88
$55.21
SOS31,480
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,344.18
THB346,630.59
$742.50
SOS423,373

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.20
THB73.71
$7.00
SOS3,991
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
THB63.65
$1.24
SOS705
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.85
THB128.92
$1.34
SOS767

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

 
Thailand
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.62
THB1,294.07
$18.61
SOS10,612
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.36
THB983.86
$23.11
SOS13,178
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.78
THB2,773.99
$25.89
SOS14,762

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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