Chittagong vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$93	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	25
😀 Quality of life	50	15
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.12M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 50% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9061st and 7013th ($358 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6631st and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mogadishu

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	Chittagong	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$575

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864