Mogadishu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$256
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
26
94
😀 Quality of life
13
94
🏙️ Population
2.12M
664K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6821st and 1336th ($719 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Somalia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Somalia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 9110th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Rotterdam

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Mogadishu Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$10888

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$711
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$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
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$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

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$2034
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$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
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$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592