Chennai vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$152
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
26
😀 Quality of life
66
12
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8897th and 6832nd ($430 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4021st and 9139th 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
$1.83
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$879

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$315
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$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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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