Palestine vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palestine Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$987
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$421
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$642
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$2592
$637
😃 Human freedom index
4
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
65.2
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
18
9
🌐 English speaking %
20%
2%
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
36
7
🏙️ Population
5.29M
19M

The average cost of living in the Palestine ($987) is 39% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). the Palestine ranked 97th 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 0.7 months in the Palestine compared to 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 140th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Palestine vs Somalia

We calculate prices for the Palestine and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Palestine Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.84%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.38
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2686
$565

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Cities Comparison in the Palestine vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Gaza
$695
590K
Hebron
$837
215K
Nablus
$915
178K
Ashdod
$1993
220K
Qalqilya
$807
41.7K
Bethlehem
$987
36K
Ramallah
$1072
43.9K
Dura
$1021
6K

In Somalia

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