Mogadishu vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$264
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
27
57
😀 Quality of life
19
31
🏙️ Population
2.12M
43.9K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7125th and 4985th ($724 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Palestine, respectively. Check Somalia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 9150th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Ramallah

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Mogadishu Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$4719

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$712
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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$604
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761