Mogadishu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$276
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
40
😀 Quality of life
16
51
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 1% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6317th and 6358th ($819 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 9088th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$1785

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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
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$524
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$646
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$622
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$524
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$524
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$439
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$923
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$536
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$551
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$522
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$405
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$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
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$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
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$883

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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
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$385
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$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
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$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
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$706
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$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
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$358
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$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
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$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
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$375
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$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
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$325
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$359
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$336
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$352
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$342
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$334
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$352
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$370
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$361