Chennai vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$142
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
27
😀 Quality of life
65
22
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chennai is 43% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8947th and 7156th ($409 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India and Somalia, respectively. Check India vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5131st and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mogadishu

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Chennai Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$629

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800