Chittagong vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	26
😀 Quality of life	46	12
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.12M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6832nd ($351 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6493rd and 9139th 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	$1.65	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$879

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

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