Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$276
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
26
😀 Quality of life
21
16
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 31% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6317th ($567 vs $819) 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 8953rd and 9088th 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
$2.48
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.39
🥤 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
$173
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$1047

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$449
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$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883