Common information
Cost of living and prices in Somalia
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre75USD/month
- in city centre147USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre179USD/month
- in city centre367USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 15 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 13 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 14 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 1 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 30 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 5,750 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 7,125 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 17 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 23 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 36 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 107 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 6 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 147 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 75 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 367 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 179 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 24,698 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 27,397 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 353 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 8.99 |
List of largest cities in Somalia
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Somalia
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 19 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 66 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 331 |
| Relative humidity, % | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 69 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 240 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 496 | 491 | 454 | 456 | 453 | 430 | 507 | 512 | 529 | 506 | 509 | 506 | 5848 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |