Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$195
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$112
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
25
😀 Quality of life
33
15
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 36% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7013th ($458 vs $715) 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 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8609th and 9189th 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
$2.45
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$575

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$401
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$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864