Mogadishu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
26
94
😀 Quality of life
12
93
🏙️ Population
2.12M
664K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6832nd and 1038th ($711 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 9139th and 68th 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
$2.98
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$10730

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$764
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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
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$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
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$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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$2062
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$1861
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$2042
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$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
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$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
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$1862
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$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
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$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
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$1917
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$1318
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$1514