Mogadishu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$230
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
82
😀 Quality of life
12
69
🏙️ Population
2.12M
15.4M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 0.6% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6818th ($711 vs $716) 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 9139th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$3007

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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
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$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
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$545
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$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
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$500
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$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
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$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
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$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
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$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
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$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
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$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
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$415
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$315
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$295
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$389
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$367
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$311
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$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296