Cost of Living Comparison Between Somalia and Australia Cost of Living Comparison Between Somalia and Australia

Name: Australia
Address: AU

🙂 Solo nomad: Somalia is 62.1% cheaper than Australia without rent, and 72.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Somalia is 65.7% cheaper than Australia without rent, and 71.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.04 SOS 1,724

$15.97 A$24.47

-80.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.76 SOS 8,382

$77.2 A$118

-80.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 SOS 2,776

$9.66 A$14.8

-49.38%

Cappuccino

$1.37 SOS 776

$3.57 A$5.48

-61.62%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 SOS 432

$2.64 A$4.04

-71.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 SOS 184

$2.22 A$3.41

-85.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.47 SOS 5,947

$6.57 A$10.06

59.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$14.86 SOS 8,443

$6.98 A$10.7

112.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.4 SOS 797

$1.5 A$2.3

-6.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 SOS 535

$2.42 A$3.7

-61.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.06 SOS 601

$2.02 A$3.1

-47.52%

Eggs

$2.26 SOS 1,286

$4.38 A$6.71

-48.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.11 SOS 2,900

$8.86 A$13.58

-42.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.58 SOS 2,600

$8.26 A$12.66

-44.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.41 SOS 3,075

$14.14 A$21.66

-61.74%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 SOS 1,695

$3.24 A$4.96

-8.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 SOS 957

$2.68 A$4.11

-37.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.85 SOS 1,619

$2.86 A$4.39

-0.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 SOS 722

$4.25 A$6.5

-70.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 SOS 640

$2.55 A$3.91

-55.69%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 SOS 734

$2.19 A$3.35

-41.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 SOS 485

$2.24 A$3.43

-62.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 SOS 412

$1.57 A$2.41

-53.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.08 SOS 613

$31.36 A$48.04

-96.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.06 SOS 1,736

$13.32 A$20.41

-77.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.06 SOS 1,169

$4.61 A$7.06

-55.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 A$7.61

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 SOS 177

$2.97 A$4.54

-89.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.9 SOS 14.1K

$98 A$150

-74.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 SOS 877

$3.62 A$5.55

-57.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 SOS 325

$1.82 A$2.79

-68.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.55 SOS 2,587

$37.78 A$57.9

-87.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 SOS 601

$1.2 A$1.84

-11.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$5,810 SOS 3.3M

$29.1K A$44.6K

-80.04%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$8,444 SOS 4.8M

$22.5K A$34.5K

-62.52%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$99.8 SOS 56.7K

$180 A$276

-44.60%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.83 SOS 3,880

$26.23 A$40.19

-73.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.72 SOS 18.6K

$52.8 A$80.9

-38.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.31 SOS 16.1K

$46.77 A$71.7

-39.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9 SOS 5,114

$16.37 A$25.08

-45.02%

Cinema Ticket

$4.99 SOS 2,833

$13.82 A$21.18

-63.89%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$33.83 SOS 19.2K

$1,599 A$2,450

-97.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$573 SOS 325.7K

$12.3K A$18.8K

-95.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.49 SOS 8,231

$71.7 A$110

-79.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.77 SOS 11.2K

$51.5 A$78.8

-61.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$20.58 SOS 11.7K

$101 A$155

-79.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.19 SOS 16K

$110 A$168

-74.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$126 SOS 71.8K

$1,395 A$2,137

-90.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$70.6 SOS 40.1K

$1,106 A$1,694

-93.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$359 SOS 203.9K

$2,271 A$3,480

-84.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 SOS 104.2K

$1,775 A$2,719

-89.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,930 SOS 3.4M

$6,985 A$10.7K

-15.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$16K SOS 9.1M

$5,106 A$7,823

214.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$315 SOS 178.7K

$3,626 A$5,555

-91.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.43

6.35

48.50%

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

Last update for Somalia: October 28, 2025

Last update for Australia: October 29, 2025

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