Mogadishu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$256
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
40
😀 Quality of life
13
48
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6821st and 6501st ($719 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 9110th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Surat

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Mogadishu Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$1527

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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
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$745
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$601
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$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
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$493
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$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
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$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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$284
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$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
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$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
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$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
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$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
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$294
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$283
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$310
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$338
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$332
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$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348