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

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 25.2% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 29.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: India is 22.4% cheaper than Somalia without rent, and 22% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
India
Somalia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.49 ₹213
$3.04 SOS 1,724
-18.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.06 ₹1,202
$14.76 SOS 8,382
-4.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.1 ₹351
$4.89 SOS 2,776
-16.16%
Cappuccino
$1.82 ₹156
$1.37 SOS 776
32.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ₹37.72
$0.76 SOS 432
-42.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.36
$0.32 SOS 184
-46.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.94 ₹166
$10.47 SOS 5,947
-81.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.53 ₹302
$14.86 SOS 8,443
-76.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
India
Somalia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹62.1
$1.4 SOS 797
-47.86%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 ₹41.19
$0.94 SOS 535
-48.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.4
$1.06 SOS 601
-32.08%
Eggs
$0.94 ₹80.1
$2.26 SOS 1,286
-58.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.23 ₹448
$5.11 SOS 2,900
2.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.14 ₹269
$4.58 SOS 2,600
-31.44%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$5.41 SOS 3,075
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.2 ₹188
$2.98 SOS 1,695
-26.17%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.2
$1.68 SOS 957
-57.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 ₹93.2
$2.85 SOS 1,619
-61.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 ₹49.11
$1.27 SOS 722
-55.12%
Potato (1kg)
$0.42 ₹36.21
$1.13 SOS 640
-62.83%
Onion (1kg)
$0.45 ₹38.73
$1.29 SOS 734
-65.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.55 ₹46.97
$0.85 SOS 485
-35.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹27.96
$0.73 SOS 412
-54.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.08 ₹349
$1.08 SOS 613
277.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.99 ₹683
$3.06 SOS 1,736
161.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.92 ₹164
$2.06 SOS 1,169
-6.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 ₹248
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.92 ₹506
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
India
Somalia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 ₹28.83
$0.31 SOS 177
9.68%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.01 ₹856
$24.9 SOS 14.1K
-59.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.97 ₹83
$1.54 SOS 877
-37.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 ₹23.62
$0.57 SOS 325
-50.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.77 ₹151
$4.55 SOS 2,587
-61.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 ₹106
$1.06 SOS 601
16.98%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14K ₹1.2M
$5,810 SOS 3.3M
141.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.2K ₹1.9M
$8,444 SOS 4.8M
162.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
India
Somalia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.79 ₹3,489
$99.8 SOS 56.7K
-59.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.79 ₹324
$6.83 SOS 3,880
-44.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.13 ₹695
$32.72 SOS 18.6K
-75.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
India
Somalia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16 ₹1,368
$28.31 SOS 16.1K
-43.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.59 ₹649
$9 SOS 5,114
-15.67%
Cinema Ticket
$3.45 ₹295
$4.99 SOS 2,833
-30.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
India
Somalia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$69.7 ₹5,958
$33.83 SOS 19.2K
105.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,847 ₹158K
$573 SOS 325.7K
222.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
India
Somalia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.29 ₹2,163
$14.49 SOS 8,231
74.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.99 ₹2,309
$19.77 SOS 11.2K
36.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.67 ₹3,821
$20.58 SOS 11.7K
117.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.23 ₹2,842
$28.19 SOS 16K
17.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
India
Somalia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹15.3K
$126 SOS 71.8K
41.88%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 ₹9,770
$70.6 SOS 40.1K
61.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$414 ₹35.4K
$359 SOS 203.9K
15.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$260 ₹22.2K
$183 SOS 104.2K
41.74%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,499 ₹128.2K
$5,930 SOS 3.4M
-74.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$830 ₹71K
$16K SOS 9.1M
-94.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
India
Somalia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$500 ₹42.8K
$315 SOS 178.7K
59.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
9.43
-4.35%

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Last update for India: October 29, 2025

Last update for Somalia: October 28, 2025

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