Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Somalia Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Somalia

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 9.4% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 3.2% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$3.04 SOS 1,724
27.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$14.76 SOS 8,382
33.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$4.89 SOS 2,776
-0.82%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$1.37 SOS 776
7.30%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$0.76 SOS 432
-57.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.32 SOS 184
-59.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$10.47 SOS 5,947
-86.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$14.86 SOS 8,443
-80.28%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$1.4 SOS 797
-40.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.94 SOS 535
-32.98%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.06 SOS 601
-36.79%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$2.26 SOS 1,286
-36.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$5.11 SOS 2,900
-35.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$4.58 SOS 2,600
-5.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$5.41 SOS 3,075
54.90%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$2.98 SOS 1,695
-50.67%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$1.68 SOS 957
-64.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$2.85 SOS 1,619
-83.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$1.27 SOS 722
-68.50%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$1.13 SOS 640
-57.52%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$1.29 SOS 734
-68.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.85 SOS 485
-71.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.73 SOS 412
-73.97%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$1.08 SOS 613
81.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$3.06 SOS 1,736
134.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$2.06 SOS 1,169
-36.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
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🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.31 SOS 177
-6.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$24.9 SOS 14.1K
-75.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$1.54 SOS 877
-72.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$0.57 SOS 325
-49.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$4.55 SOS 2,587
-71.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.06 SOS 601
-68.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$5,810 SOS 3.3M
501.17%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$8,444 SOS 4.8M
278.53%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$99.8 SOS 56.7K
-78.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$6.83 SOS 3,880
2.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$32.72 SOS 18.6K
-63.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$28.31 SOS 16.1K
-48.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$9 SOS 5,114
-26.11%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$4.99 SOS 2,833
-39.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$33.83 SOS 19.2K
152.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$573 SOS 325.7K
236.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$14.49 SOS 8,231
77.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$19.77 SOS 11.2K
123.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$20.58 SOS 11.7K
415.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$28.19 SOS 16K
79.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$126 SOS 71.8K
29.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$70.6 SOS 40.1K
44.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$359 SOS 203.9K
-9.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$183 SOS 104.2K
5.02%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$5,930 SOS 3.4M
-86.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$16K SOS 9.1M
-97.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Somalia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$315 SOS 178.7K
-52.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
9.43
73.70%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Somalia: October 28, 2025

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