Kabul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$203	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	26
😀 Quality of life	14	12
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.12M

The cost of living in Kabul is 33% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8769th and 6832nd ($474 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 9139th 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	$2.38	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$879

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752