Dushanbe vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$355
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
46
19
🏙️ Population
948K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 2% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7125th ($735 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7083rd and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Mogadishu

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Dushanbe Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$571

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$553
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$590
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$635
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$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
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$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
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$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$423

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$743
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$553
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$712
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$1152
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$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
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$508
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$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
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$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
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$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
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$863