Mogadishu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$267
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
22
86
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7156th and 3851st ($721 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9071st and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sharjah

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Mogadishu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$8199

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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
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$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
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$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2356
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$2470
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$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
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$1062
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$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
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$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
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$700
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$821
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$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
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$454
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$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
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$469