Cost of Living in Comoros
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Comoros: $3,483/capita.
Cities in Comoros
Income Category
Happiness
3.6 / 10
#130 globally
GDP per Capita
Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Comoros yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Comoros. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Comoros.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and households still pay a large share themselves weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
52/100
2023
Physicians
0.42/1k
2022
Hospital beds
2.16/1k
2010
Out of pocket
57%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
67.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
179/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
22.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Comoros yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2021 annual wages in Comoros · Source: ILO ILOSTAT
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
About Comoros
Comoros is a lower-middle-income island country in Sub-Saharan Africa where Moroni is the practical base for most arrivals, not just the capital. With a population of 866,628 and a cost level described as very low, it sits below the regional average in SortaRich terms and is comparable to, or cheaper than, Southeast Asia budget destinations. Relocators should price in tradeoffs: healthcare is basic even in Moroni, with serious cases usually requiring travel to regional centers or Madagascar, and internet access is limited, with 4G often more dependable than fixed broadband. Comorian, French, and Arabic are official languages, so French helps with administration. The climate is hot, humid, and tropical year-round, with cyclone risk from November to April. Daily norms are strongly shaped by Sunni Islam.
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Common questions about Comoros
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
Is Comoros a good country to live in?
Comoros is a lower-rated country to live in per the World Happiness Report (3.6 of 10, ranking #130 globally). Whether it's right for you depends on your priorities — use SortaRich's free quiz to see how Comoros ranks for your specific income, family, and visa profile.
Sources: World Happiness Report, SortaRich Methodology
How far does $1 go in Comoros?
$1 goes about 2.2x further in Comoros than in the baseline market — your home-country income stretches that much more (current PPP ratio: 2.22). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What visa do I need to move to Comoros?
To move to Comoros you have these visa options: Tourist entry: visa_on_arrival. Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in Comoros?
The best cities to live in Comoros are Moroni — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index