Amman vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$3295
🏠 One person rent
$368
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1653
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
26
😀 Quality of life
70
17
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.12M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5708th and 6067th ($962 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Somalia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2687th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Mogadishu

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Amman Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$57.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$10004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$36.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$603
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$348
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$801
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$554
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$476
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$412
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$618
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$491
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$567
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$609
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$389
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$412
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$633
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$519
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$752
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$725
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$548
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$569
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$560
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$664
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$833
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$570
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$508
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$471
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$440
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$497
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$528
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$512
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$687
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$502
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1546
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$455
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$488
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$575