Abu Dhabi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
26
😀 Quality of life
82
16
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.12M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 136% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 1938th and 6317th ($1936 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 369th and 9088th 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
$9.91
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1047

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883