Damascus vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$310
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
27
😀 Quality of life
40
19
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.12M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7406th and 7125th ($675 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Somalia, respectively. Check Syria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7899th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mogadishu

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Damascus Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863