Dubai vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
26
😀 Quality of life
87
12
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.12M

The cost of living in Dubai is 234% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 989th and 6832nd ($2379 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 288th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mogadishu

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Dubai Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$879

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$1494
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$1239
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$1844
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$1828
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$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$706
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752