Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in Somalia

+0.2% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,004.00 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,143,220 SOS

That is 2,280 SOS more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $3.99 today.

SOS per 1 USD Then 570.5 · Today 571.6
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Somalia

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

1,300,000 SOS a night
$4.54 less a night
Costs you today
$2,274.28
Cost you 1 year ago
$2,278.82
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

2,300,000 SOS a night
$8.04 less a night
Costs you today
$4,023.72
Cost you 1 year ago
$4,031.76
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

120,000 SOS a meal
$0.42 less a meal
Costs you today
$209.93
Cost you 1 year ago
$210.35
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

770,000 SOS a dinner
$2.69 less a dinner
Costs you today
$1,347.07
Cost you 1 year ago
$1,349.76
Do Estimate

Museum entry

200,000 SOS a ticket
$0.70 less a ticket
Costs you today
$349.89
Cost you 1 year ago
$350.59
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

960,000 SOS a tour
$3.36 less a tour
Costs you today
$1,679.47
Cost you 1 year ago
$1,682.82
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

1,000,000 SOS a ride
$3.50 less a ride
Costs you today
$1,749.44
Cost you 1 year ago
$1,752.94
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

820,000 SOS a ticket
$2.87 less a ticket
Costs you today
$1,434.54
Cost you 1 year ago
$1,437.41

Rate history

SOS per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

575.4 571.9 568.3 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
5,000 SOS$8.75$8.76
20,000 SOS$34.99$35.06
100,000 SOS$174.94$175.29
500,000 SOS$874.72$876.47

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)