Dushanbe vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$401
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
47
22
🏙️ Population
948K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 7% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6897th and 7156th ($773 vs $721) 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6988th and 9071st 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
$4.86
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$629

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$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
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$497
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$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800