Mogadishu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$276
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
82
😀 Quality of life
16
65
🏙️ Population
2.12M
15.4M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 16% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6317th and 6763rd ($819 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Somalia and India, respectively. Check Somalia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 9088th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$2517

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$702
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
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$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
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$457
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$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
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$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
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$339
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$342
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$375
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$377
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$390
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$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325