Japan vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1064
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2783
$2365
🏠 One person rent
$481
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$987
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2133
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$33815
$462
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
55.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
12
🌐 English speaking %
15%
2%
🎓 Higher education
98
17
😀 Quality of life
91
4
🏙️ Population
125M
11M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1064) is 38% more expensive than in Somalia ($772). Japan ranked 69th vs 111th 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 2 months in Japan compared to 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 13th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Japan and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 907 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.

Japan Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.18
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$7.42
 Cappuccino
$2.79
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1098
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3954
$9570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$7.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.83
$20.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.4
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$51.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.9
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12033
$968

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1363
14M
Yokohama
$1411
3.76M
Osaka
$1104
2.75M
Nagoya
$1218
2.33M
Kawasaki
$996
1.54M
Kobe
$1212
1.52M
Sapporo
$1128
1.96M
Sendai
$1046
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1173
1.6M
Kyoto
$1108
1.46M
Hiroshima
$1008
1.2M
Saitama
$1089
1.33M
Yokosuka
$1093
390K
Sakai
$1066
824K
Chiba
$1167
975K
Sagamihara
$1064
726K
Kitakyushu
$1002
935K
Kagoshima
$1037
594K
Hachioji
$1053
576K
Kumamoto
$983
738K
Kawaguchi
$1009
593K
Amagasaki
$1179
459K
Okayama
$964
720K
Niigata
$958
791K
Funabashi
$1103
641K
Kashiwa
$1132
428K
Shizuoka
$1051
686K
Hamamatsu
$1049
788K
Himeji
$1119
528K
Kanazawa
$921
462K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$814
2.12M
Baidoa
$659
950K
Hargeisa
$816
760K
Borama
$570
68.1K