Somalia vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Somalia Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$238
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$702
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$4682
😃 Human freedom index
3.4
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
56.1
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
11
50
🌐 English speaking %
2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
16
1
😀 Quality of life
3
42
🏙️ Population
11M
108K

The average cost of living in Somalia ($707) is 26% less expensive than in Tonga ($962). Somalia ranked 134th vs 92nd for Tonga in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Somalia compared to 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 196th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Somalia vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Somalia and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.94
$7.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.6
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$995
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6290
$427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.9
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.4
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$822
$4638

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In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K