Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 5.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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