Al Ain vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$612
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
79
16
🏙️ Population
767K
2.12M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 38% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4616th and 6317th ($1132 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 496th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Mogadishu

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Al Ain Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$1047

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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$805
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$452
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$815
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$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
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$923
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$536
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$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
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$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
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$883