Al Ain vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$889	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	25
😀 Quality of life	82	15
🏙️ Population	767K	2.12M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 103% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7013th ($1449 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 588th and 9189th 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	$9.58	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$575

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864