Chiang Mai vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$320
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
26
😀 Quality of life
63
13
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 3% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6705th and 6821st ($742 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Somalia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4766th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Mogadishu

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Chiang Mai Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$890

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$655
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$513
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$612
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$559
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$564
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$617
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$783
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$690
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$919
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1168
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$599
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$555
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$613
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$608
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$626
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$792
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$588
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$664
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$613
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$623
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$994
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$787
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1151
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$549
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$593
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$769
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$800
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$773
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$676
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$625
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799