Mogadishu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$276
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
91
😀 Quality of life
16
77
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.26M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 24% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6317th and 4828th ($819 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Chile, respectively. Check Somalia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9088th and 685th 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
$2.98
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440