Amman vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$383
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
26
😀 Quality of life
68
13
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.12M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5667th and 6821st ($1004 vs $719) 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 3456th and 9110th 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
$7.7
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799