Comoros vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Comoros Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1091
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2657
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$694
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1336
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$639
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$1587
$644
😃 Human freedom index
3.8
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
11
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
1
16
😀 Quality of life
12
3
🏙️ Population
902K
11M

The average cost of living in Comoros ($1091) is 54% more expensive than in Somalia ($707). Comoros ranked 72nd vs 134th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Comoros compared to 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 188th and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Comoros vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Comoros and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Comoros Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.11
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$642
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1527
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.35
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.93
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.22
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.38
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$391
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13835
$822

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Cities Comparison in Comoros vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Comoros

City Cost of living Population
Moroni
$1091
74.7K
Domoni
$1093
17.7K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K