Ireland vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2626
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5800
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2971
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3715
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$107K
$637
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
9
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
88
17
😀 Quality of life
93
7
🏙️ Population
5.38M
19M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2626) is 271% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). Ireland ranked 8th vs 146th 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 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 6th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Ireland and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$4.63
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1802
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.7
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6339
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5130
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.68
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.7
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1238
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7481
$565

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$694
760K
Mogadishu
$715
2.12M
Baidoa
$724
598K
Borama
$502
68.1K