Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$211
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$122
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
27
😀 Quality of life
26
22
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8650th and 7156th ($504 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8929th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mogadishu

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Kabul Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$629

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$456
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$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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