Mogadishu vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
26
94
😀 Quality of life
16
93
🏙️ Population
2.12M
592K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 59% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6317th and 1756th ($819 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9088th and 54th 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
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$12166

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$805
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$702
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$676
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$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
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$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413