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Food | Price in S | |||
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12.50 SOS | ||||
7 SOS | ||||
8.50 SOS | ||||
38.75 SOS | ||||
8.50 SOS | ||||
25 SOS | ||||
7.50 SOS | ||||
48.95 SOS | ||||
0.95 SOS | ||||
9.50 SOS | ||||
12 SOS | ||||
18.50 SOS | ||||
8 SOS | ||||
10 SOS | ||||
20 SOS | ||||
2.00 SOS | ||||
5.50 SOS | ||||
8.50 SOS | ||||
25 SOS | ||||
Housing | ||||
165 SOS | ||||
145 SOS | ||||
58.50 SOS | ||||
105 SOS | ||||
200 SOS | ||||
200 SOS | ||||
120 SOS | ||||
2000 SOS | ||||
120 SOS | ||||
Personal Care | ||||
100 SOS | ||||
60 SOS | ||||
18 SOS | ||||
40 SOS | ||||
24.50 SOS | ||||
65 SOS | ||||
105 SOS | ||||
90 SOS | ||||
30 SOS | ||||
100 SOS | ||||
1000 SOS | ||||
3000 SOS | ||||
Entertainment | ||||
120 SOS | ||||
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120 SOS | |||
30 SOS | ||||
15 SOS | ||||
120 SOS | ||||
12.50 SOS | ||||
96.50 SOS | ||||
150 SOS | ||||
2000 SOS | ||||
200 SOS | ||||
500 SOS | ||||
Transportation | ||||
45 SOS | ||||
30 SOS | ||||
6.50 SOS | ||||
140 SOS | ||||
2300 SOS | ||||
Clothes | ||||
150 SOS | ||||
215 SOS | ||||
280 SOS | ||||
135.79 SOS | ||||
120 SOS | ||||
150 SOS |
Nothing can be so stressful as planning to travel to a country without precise knowledge on the expenses to be incurred! RocApply shares into the same burden and has made it easy for your next itinerary to Somalia by breaking down the cost of living here! The prices found on this section have been arranged to cover almost all angles for your routine utilities and needs. While the precision may vary per district, well, you know Porter’s pricing theory, right?! We have given you average prices for the latest updates within reasonable varience margins.
Economic Outlook
Somalia is country located in Eastern Africa. Bordered by Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. The country covers an area of 637,657 square kilometres. Somalia has a population of 10,112,453 and a population density of 16 people per square kilometre (as at 2016). The official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic. Somalia gross domestic product (GDP) is $2,372,000,000, GDP per capita is $235. The currency in Somalia is Somali shilling. Prices of food, restaurants, transportation, utilities, clothing and apartment rent and buying costs in Somalia have been outlined below. Here is the cost living of Somalia in a chart;
UTILITY |
USD |
Restaurants |
|
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
2.00 |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
23.00 |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
5.00 |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) |
4.00 |
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) |
10.00 |
Cappuccino (regular) |
0.98 |
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) |
0.61 |
Water (0.33 liter bottle) |
0.47 |
Markets |
|
Milk (regular), (1 liter) |
1.31 |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) |
0.77 |
Rice (white), (1kg) |
0.90 |
Eggs (regular) (12) |
2.23 |
Local Cheese (1kg) |
6.29 |
Chicken Fillets (1kg) |
4.52 |
Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
4.06 |
Apples (1kg) |
4.92 |
Banana (1kg) |
1.30 |
Oranges (1kg) |
2.78 |
Tomato (1kg) |
1.23 |
Potato (1kg) |
1.01 |
Onion (1kg) |
0.94 |
Lettuce (1 head) |
0.85 |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
0.56 |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
60.00 |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
0.75 |
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) |
1.50 |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
1.00 |
Transportation |
|
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
0.25 |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
22.50 |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
3.00 |
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) |
0.95 |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
12.50 |
Gasoline (1 liter) |
0.86 |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
10,000.00 |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
7,750.00 |
Utilities (Monthly) |
|
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment |
62.62 |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.10 |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
32.22 |
Sports And Leisure |
|
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
19.50 |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
4.00 |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
3.50 |
Childcare |
|
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
50.42 |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
830.00 |
Clothing And Shoes |
|
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
14.25 |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store |
21.67 |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
23.50 |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
27.00 |
Rent Per Month |
|
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
162.55 |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
72.92 |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
393.85 |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
201.86 |