Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$200
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
27
😀 Quality of life
25
19
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7125th ($473 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8992nd and 9150th 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
$2.79
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$571

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$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
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$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
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863