Jerusalem vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	25
😀 Quality of life	87	15
🏙️ Population	936K	2.12M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 242% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 950th and 7013th ($2447 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Somalia, respectively. Check Israel vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 351st and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mogadishu

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	Jerusalem	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$575

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864