How much does it cost for a family of 6 to live in Somalia? (maps)

[Thegoodshepherd]

Each month FAO Somalia surveys each region's markets to find out how much basic commodities cost.
FAO agents go to as many stores as possible in each market town to find the average price of Vegetable Oil, sorghum etc...

They then calculate how much it would cost, in cash dollars, to sustain a family of 6.
This is released here each month :https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets

Food items: Cereals, Sugar, Vegetable Oil and Cowpeas (digir)

Non Food Items: Kerosene, Soap (Laundry Bar), Firewood, Water (drum 200L), Medicine, School Fees, Grinding Cost (grinding cereal into flour), Clothes, Social Tax, other.

Food & Non Food Combined cost per month

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

I'm somewhat surprised that the cost of food is higher in Bari, which is has a port, than in Nugaal or Sanaag. Kind of counterintuitive.

The reason may be that Bari is a huge mountainous state and most of it is east of the highway. Food prices there are probably very high due to transport costs, raising the state's average price of food.

 

[TekNiKo]

Gedo did great mashallah, its due to our trade with Ethiopia and our own farms, we are food secure, dont let IDPs in Dolow fool you.

 

[Yusuf Abdi Ali Rashid]

Each month FAO Somalia surveys each region's markets to find out how much basic commodities cost.
FAO agents go to as many stores as possible in each market town to find the average price of Vegetable Oil, sorghum etc...

They then calculate how much it would cost, in cash dollars, to sustain a family of 6.
This is released here each month :https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets

Food items: Cereals, Sugar, Vegetable Oil and Cowpeas (digir)

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Non Food Items: Kerosene, Soap (Laundry Bar), Firewood, Water (drum 200L), Medicine, School Fees, Grinding Cost (grinding cereal into flour), Clothes, Social Tax, other.

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Food & Non Food Combined cost per month

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Why the f*ck is sool so expensive?

 

[Aurelian]

Why the f*ck is sool so expensive?

Desert with infrastructure

 

[GemState]

How did they survey Middle Juba? It's 100% under AS

 

[xLibaxsenderx]

Average $140 for somalia. One person would thus be $23 a month.

 

[3LetterzMM]

Holy f*ck bari too expensive man what happened

 

[World]

Al Shabab Middle Juba is the cheapest ?

 

[ZodiaK]

 

[ZodiaK]

Food minimum expenditure basket

Food MEB has increased in all regions except Middle Juba, Banaadir, Bakool and Lower Juba that recorded minimal decreases (<3%) in April compared to March. The regions where the food MEB have recorded monthly increases of more than 10% are Middle Shabelle (11%) and Nugaal (10%). In addition, the food MEB national average was $125, hitting the highest mark in the last 5 Years and an increase of 3% compared to March national average.

In the last three months, the price of the food MEB increased in all the regions except Awdal region that decreased by 15%. The largest increment in the last three months was recorded in Mudug (38%), Bay (22%) and Bakool (21%).

In comparison with six months ago, the price of the food MEB has increased in all the regions. The largest increases (>30%) are recorded in Bay (66%), Mudug (46%) Lower Shabelle and Banaadir (39%).

Compared with the same period one year ago, the price of the food MEB increased in all the regions, with the largest increments (>50%) recorded in Bay (97%), Bakool (52%), Lower Shabelle (51%) and Middle Juba (50%).

Compared with the 5-year average, the price of the food MEB increased in all the regions. Regions which recorded significant increments were Bay, Lower Shabelle, Bakool and Middle Juba with increases of 110%, 65%, 60%, and 51% respectively.

 

[Laagite]

Each month FAO Somalia surveys each region's markets to find out how much basic commodities cost.
FAO agents go to as many stores as possible in each market town to find the average price of Vegetable Oil, sorghum etc...

They then calculate how much it would cost, in cash dollars, to sustain a family of 6.
This is released here each month :https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets

Food items: Cereals, Sugar, Vegetable Oil and Cowpeas (digir)

View attachment 227478

Non Food Items: Kerosene, Soap (Laundry Bar), Firewood, Water (drum 200L), Medicine, School Fees, Grinding Cost (grinding cereal into flour), Clothes, Social Tax, other.

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Food & Non Food Combined cost per month

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Looking at those metrics, Sanaag region has the fastest growing middle class in Somalia.