Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$285
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$391
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
26
😀 Quality of life
13
13
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7801st and 6821st ($599 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9123rd and 9110th 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
$2.69
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$890

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799