Abu Dhabi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
27
😀 Quality of life
85
22
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.12M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 196% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1650th and 7156th ($2133 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 424th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mogadishu

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Abu Dhabi Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$629

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$1791
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$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$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