Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 38.8% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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