Mogadishu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
65
😀 Quality of life
16
82
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6317th and 3028th ($819 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9088th and 359th 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
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$5193

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$805
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$702
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$676
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541