Somalia vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Somalia Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$1690
🏠 One person rent
$247
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$157
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$630
$1341
😃 Human freedom index
3.4
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
58.8
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
9
19
🌐 English speaking %
2%
5%
🎓 Higher education
17
21
😀 Quality of life
9
31
🏙️ Population
19M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Somalia ($722) is 3% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($699). Somalia ranked 147th vs 150th for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 193rd and 153rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Somalia vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Somalia and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1550
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.63%
22.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4652
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7614
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.03
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.14
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$54.5
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.5
$91.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$563
$6544

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In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$712
1.23M
Mogadishu
$724
2.12M
Baidoa
$743
1.2M
Borama
$509
68.1K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$735
948K
Khujand
$585
199K
Qurghonteppa
$704
127K
Istaravshan
$653
64.3K
Konibodom
$619
54.4K
Panjakent
$692
33K
Tursunzoda
$702
46.7K
Ghafurov
$590
18.4K
Buston
$635
29.8K
Istiklol
$609
14.2K