Amsterdam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
921K
2.12M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 298% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 252nd and 6821st ($2859 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Somalia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 25th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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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