Somalia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Somalia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1652
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$249
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$637
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
3.4
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
58.8
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
9
32
🌐 English speaking %
2%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
17
54
😀 Quality of life
7
49
🏙️ Population
19M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Somalia ($708) is 25% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Somalia ranked 146th vs 173rd for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Somalia compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 193rd and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Somalia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Somalia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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.

Somalia Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.9
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4690
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.07
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.15
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$50.4
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$565
$504

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Cities Comparison in Somalia vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Somalia

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

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K