Cost of living comparison

 Turkey
compared to
 Somalia
Somalia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 5.3% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.1% less in Somalia
Groceries
pay 89.1% more in Somalia
Transportation
pay 11.4% less in Somalia
Housing
pay 36.7% more in Somalia
Childcare
pay 87.8% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.7% more in Somalia
Clothing
pay 52.2% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

pay 26.1% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY261.14
$2.65
SOS1,511
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY261.17
$4.67
SOS2,660
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY44.37
$0.81
SOS461

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

 
Turkey
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY38.36
$0.97
SOS554
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY187.84
$1.96
SOS1,116
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY119.09
$5.93
SOS3,381

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

 
Turkey
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY166.25
$4.12
SOS2,350
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY728.15
$25.00
SOS14,252
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,693,723.29
$5,750.00
SOS3,277,933

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pay 36.7% more for housing

 
Turkey
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY427.27
$30.62
SOS17,459
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY16,733.92
$160.00
SOS91,212
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY12,716.05
$93.33
SOS53,207

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY15,440.85
$55.21
SOS31,473
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY260,483.69
$742.50
SOS423,281

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY96.08
$7.00
SOS3,991
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY99.06
$1.24
SOS705
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY72.21
$1.34
SOS767

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

 
Turkey
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,615.20
$18.61
SOS10,610
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,539.75
$23.11
SOS13,175
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,339.87
$25.89
SOS14,759

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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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