Cost of Living Comparison Between Baidoa and Garowe Cost of Living Comparison Between Baidoa and Garowe

🙂 Solo nomad: Baidoa is 66.6% cheaper than Garowe without rent, and 69.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Baidoa is 49.8% cheaper than Garowe without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$1.98 SOS 1,133
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$9.11 SOS 5,204
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$2.95 SOS 1,685
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Cappuccino
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$2.30 SOS 1,315
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.54 SOS 882
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.18 SOS 100
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$14.50 SOS 8,278
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.96 SOS 1,122
$1.03 SOS 586
90.29%
White Bread (500g)
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$0.38 SOS 218
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Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 SOS 667
$0.86 SOS 493
36.05%
Eggs
$3.64 SOS 2,080
$2.44 SOS 1,395
49.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.27 SOS 5,291
$3.05 SOS 1,740
203.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.89 SOS 3,933
$4.01 SOS 2,292
71.82%
Apples (1kg)
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$1.95 SOS 1,111
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.46 SOS 832
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Oranges (1kg)
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$1.18 SOS 672
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Tomato (1kg)
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$0.93 SOS 530
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Potato (1kg)
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$0.68 SOS 387
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Onion (1kg)
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$0.72 SOS 412
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$0.84 SOS 479
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.99 SOS 568
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$0.99 SOS 564
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🚌 Getting Around
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
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$0.31 SOS 178
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$1.48 SOS 846
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$5.03 SOS 2,871
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$119 SOS 67.8K
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$9.98 SOS 5,700
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
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$50.8 SOS 29.0K
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🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$20.38 SOS 11.6K
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$34.63 SOS 19.8K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$10.05 SOS 5,737
$19.94 SOS 11.4K
-49.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$30.24 SOS 17.3K
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$19.84 SOS 11.3K
$15.16 SOS 8,656
30.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$29.41 SOS 16.8K
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$49.79 SOS 28.4K
$89.3 SOS 51.0K
-44.23%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$30.09 SOS 17.2K
$59.9 SOS 34.2K
-49.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$153 SOS 87.3K
$351 SOS 200.2K
-56.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$90.4 SOS 51.6K
$179 SOS 102.2K
-49.48%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Baidoa
Garowe
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$406 SOS 231.7K
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Baidoa: February 28, 2026

Last update for Garowe: March 2, 2026

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