Mogadishu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$933
🏠 One person rent
$267
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
22
60
🏙️ Population
2.12M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 9% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7156th and 7534th ($721 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and India, respectively. Check Somalia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 9071st and 5942nd 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
$2.98
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$877

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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
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$415
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$807
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$533
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$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
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$1148
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$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
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$299
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$287
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$308
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$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298