Mogadishu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$264
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
19
87
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7125th and 4144th ($724 vs $1473) 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 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9150th and 352nd 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
$3.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$7922

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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
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$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
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$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
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$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
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$793
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$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492