Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 49.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Somalia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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