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Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Somalia Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Somalia

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 42.1% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: India is 33.6% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
India
Somalia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.54 ₹230
$3.04 SOS 1,733
-16.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.78 ₹1,251
$14.98 SOS 8,545
-8.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.14 ₹375
$4.99 SOS 2,846
-17.03%
Cappuccino
$1.81 ₹164
$1.38 SOS 789
31.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 ₹36.98
$0.78 SOS 445
-47.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹13.69
$0.33 SOS 185
-54.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 ₹175
$10.49 SOS 5,983
-81.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.59 ₹326
$14.85 SOS 8,471
-75.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
India
Somalia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹65.9
$1.39 SOS 793
-47.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 ₹46.62
$0.97 SOS 554
-47.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.1
$1.08 SOS 619
-33.33%
Eggs
$1.00 ₹90.5
$2.27 SOS 1,293
-55.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.17 ₹469
$4.90 SOS 2,795
5.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.16 ₹287
$4.59 SOS 2,618
-31.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$5.49 SOS 3,130
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.10 ₹191
$3.07 SOS 1,752
-31.60%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.3
$1.66 SOS 945
-56.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 ₹98.3
$2.72 SOS 1,551
-60.29%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 ₹51.1
$1.22 SOS 697
-54.10%
Potato (1kg)
$0.43 ₹38.99
$1.14 SOS 650
-62.28%
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 ₹44.46
$1.30 SOS 740
-62.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 ₹45.73
$0.91 SOS 520
-45.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹29.84
$0.73 SOS 419
-54.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.18 ₹380
$1.09 SOS 619
283.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.00 ₹726
$3.02 SOS 1,723
164.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.89 ₹172
$1.99 SOS 1,134
-5.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 ₹278
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.61 ₹509
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
India
Somalia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 ₹33.33
$0.31 SOS 179
19.35%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.71 ₹881
$24.55 SOS 14.0K
-60.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 ₹82.8
$1.54 SOS 880
-40.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 ₹25.17
$0.62 SOS 352
-54.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.73 ₹157
$4.63 SOS 2,639
-62.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 ₹107
$1.05 SOS 599
12.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K ₹1.3M
$5,666 SOS 3.2M
145.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.2K ₹2.0M
$8,481 SOS 4.8M
161.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
India
Somalia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.51 ₹3,676
$99.4 SOS 56.7K
-59.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.89 ₹353
$7.06 SOS 4,027
-44.90%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.79 ₹707
$33.69 SOS 19.2K
-76.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
India
Somalia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.34 ₹1,482
$29.05 SOS 16.6K
-43.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.62 ₹691
$9.52 SOS 5,434
-19.96%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 ₹319
$5.11 SOS 2,913
-31.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
India
Somalia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$68.3 ₹6,194
$34.31 SOS 19.6K
98.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,829 ₹166.0K
$583 SOS 332.7K
213.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
India
Somalia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.62 ₹2,325
$14.68 SOS 8,376
74.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.01 ₹2,451
$19.46 SOS 11.1K
38.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.10 ₹4,093
$20.14 SOS 11.5K
123.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.35 ₹3,026
$28.32 SOS 16.2K
17.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
India
Somalia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹16.2K
$127 SOS 72.5K
40.88%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 ₹10.3K
$69.3 SOS 39.5K
63.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$406 ₹36.8K
$366 SOS 208.6K
10.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$258 ₹23.4K
$185 SOS 105.5K
39.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,338 ₹121.4K
$6,085 SOS 3.5M
-78.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 ₹61.9K
$10.7K SOS 6.1M
-93.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
India
Somalia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$462 ₹41.9K
$315 SOS 179.7K
46.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
9.43
-4.35%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for India: January 11, 2026

Last update for Somalia: January 12, 2026

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