Mogadishu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$263
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
15
81
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.26M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7013th and 4939th ($715 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Chile, respectively. Check Somalia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9189th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Santiago

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Mogadishu Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.53
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.03
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.1
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9000
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.2
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$575
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827