Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 32.0% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,261.90
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,179.62
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS53,173.79
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,647.98
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,172,241.86
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,161,887.15
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS392,997.91
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,956,176.30
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS569,290.27
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS40,060.57
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS509,584.36
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS686,387.85
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,144,524.13
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,543,945.25
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
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