Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 2.0% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
|
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