Amman vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$358
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
26
😀 Quality of life
69
16
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.12M

The cost of living in Amman is 20% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5457th and 6317th ($981 vs $819) 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 0.7 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 3121st 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
$7.28
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$7
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$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