Bangalore vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$219	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	26
😀 Quality of life	68	12
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 25% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8398th and 6832nd ($533 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Somalia, respectively. Check India vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3159th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Mogadishu

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	Bangalore	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$879

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752