Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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