Always Moving Always Sharing Somaliland
StudioD-B%26MG-Somaliland-Final
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EVERYDAY PRICES<br />
As an example<br />
Around this cost, dollar<br />
transactions require<br />
significant change in<br />
<strong>Somaliland</strong> Shillings<br />
$45,000 <br />
$28,000 <br />
$17,000<br />
$11,000<br />
$4,000<br />
$730 - $1100<br />
$300<br />
$233<br />
$200<br />
$170 <br />
$55<br />
$45 - 65<br />
$30<br />
$25<br />
$10<br />
$10 <br />
$7 <br />
$5<br />
10,000 SLSH/$1.3 <br />
9000 SLSH/$1.3 <br />
5000 SLSH/$0.7<br />
3,500 SLSH/$0.5<br />
1,000 SLSH/$0.14<br />
1,000 SLSH/$0.14<br />
500 SLSH/$0.07<br />
100 SLSH/$0.01<br />
House in premium location in Borama, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen<br />
Large truck to transport goods<br />
Starting price for a tractor<br />
Small truck to transport goods<br />
Toyota Corolla, including import taxes<br />
Healthy, 11 year-old camel*<br />
Medical school/Amoud University, per semester <br />
Business school/Amoud University, per semester<br />
To transport 300 goats from Hargeisa to Berbera for export using a truck<br />
Basic fridge for home<br />
Basic Android phone <br />
Healthy goat or sheep<br />
Private school secondary school/per month<br />
1kg bundle of khat (also available in $3, $5, $10 and $15)<br />
Farm employee, harvest season, per day**<br />
Camel meat for two persons<br />
Public school secondary school/per month<br />
Meal with meat/per person<br />
Barrel of water for farm<br />
1kg spaghetti <br />
1kg rice<br />
Rice and gruel + water meal<br />
Decent chai<br />
Pen<br />
Cost to charge mobile phone at substation<br />
Chewing gum<br />
*More if it has a baby<br />
**Harvesting a corn field takes<br />
ten days and requires two<br />
labourers<br />
B&MG - SOMALILAND MOBILE MONEY STUDIO D RADIODURANS<br />
MAY 2015 35
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