Compare the cost of your home country to the actual living costs in Somalia, simply select your home currency and see the difference!
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| Food | Price in S | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 12 eggs dozen, large |
12.50 SOS | |||
 1 beer pint in local shops, markets |
7 SOS | |||
 1 kg of tomatoes |
8.50 SOS | |||
 Full chicken 2kg |
38.75 SOS | |||
 1litre 100% fruit juice |
8.50 SOS | |||
 1 package of cigarettes imported brands |
25 SOS | |||
 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples |
7.50 SOS | |||
 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality |
48.95 SOS | |||
| 2.5 liters of Coca-Cola |
0.95 SOS | |||
 1 Bread loaf standard |
9.50 SOS | |||
 Whole fat Yogurt. 500ml |
12 SOS | |||
 1x6 pack Dardanelle tuna |
18.50 SOS | |||
| Heinz baked beans 1 tin |
8 SOS | |||
 1.5 kg Sugar |
10 SOS | |||
| 2 liter cooking oil |
20 SOS | |||
 Yum-yum noodles per pack |
2.00 SOS | |||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes |
5.50 SOS | |||
 1 liter milk |
8.50 SOS | |||
 Fast food restaurant large serving/ take away |
25 SOS | |||
| Housing | ||||
 Utilities per month (water, electricity, gas) for 2 people in flat |
165 SOS | |||
 Wi-Fi monthly fee 8 Mbps (1 month) |
145 SOS | |||
 Laundry detergent (bleach, sunlight liquid, washing surf… altogether) |
58.50 SOS | |||
 House Cleaning fee per day |
105 SOS | |||
 Large Gas heater price range upwards. |
200 SOS | |||
 Original branded Electric Fans |
200 SOS | |||
 Original branded Electric kettle. |
120 SOS | |||
 40 inches Beko flat screen HD TV set |
2000 SOS | |||
 Single bed Blankets |
120 SOS | |||
| Personal Care | ||||
 Avon for women and men cologne |
100 SOS | |||
 Ladies hair plaiting. |
60 SOS | |||
 Ladies Sanitaryware (Pads and Tampoons) |
18 SOS | |||
 Men's haircut |
40 SOS | |||
 Ibuprofen, Panadol, Grandpa Pain killers box of 12 dosses |
24.50 SOS | |||
 Mobile package local network providers’ talk-time, data and messages |
65 SOS | |||
 1 month of gym subscription. |
105 SOS | |||
 Earphones original (Samsung. iPhone) |
90 SOS | |||
| Unisex Loris perfume |
30 SOS | |||
 Gadgets maintenance and repairs (cellphone, laptops, tablets...) starting price. |
100 SOS | |||
| Smart phones (Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC, IPhone) price range upwards |
1000 SOS | |||
 Laptops (Samsung, Lenovo, Hp, Monster, Dell etc.) price range upwards |
3000 SOS | |||
| Entertainment | ||||
 Boat cruise with refreshments and finger snacks |
120 SOS | |||
 Go carting 30mins |
120 SOS | |||
 Movie House 3d cinema |
30 SOS | |||
 Summer Festivals (jet, bumper cars, lucky deep ...(per ticket) |
15 SOS | |||
 Photo shoot |
120 SOS | |||
 Cappuccino / expresso/ coffee |
12.50 SOS | |||
 3 course dinner local restaurant two people |
96.50 SOS | |||
 3 course dinner classy, exotic restaurant two people |
150 SOS | |||
 Play station 4 console without games. |
2000 SOS | |||
 Spalding Basketball |
200 SOS | |||
 Original branded Racket and Wilson’s tennis balls |
500 SOS | |||
| Transportation | ||||
 Taxi fare on average 5-10km |
45 SOS | |||
 Public transport per trip one way maximum fare |
30 SOS | |||
 1 liter petrol/diesel |
6.50 SOS | |||
| 1 day rent a car cost |
140 SOS | |||
 Driver’s license |
2300 SOS | |||
| Clothes | ||||
 1 pair of jeans (Denim or similar) |
150 SOS | |||
 1 pair of men’s formal shoes |
215 SOS | |||
 1 pair original sport/casual shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) |
280 SOS | |||
 1 classy summer dress (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) |
135.79 SOS | |||
 Ladies formal shoes original and durable |
120 SOS | |||
 Back-pack, gym bag (Nike, Adidas, New balance) |
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 |
