Ashgabat vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$3295
🏠 One person rent
$531
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1653
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
26
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
828K
2.12M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 47% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4068th and 6067th ($1233 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8436th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mogadishu

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Ashgabat Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$57.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$10004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$36.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$772

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$603
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$348
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$801
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$554
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$476
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$412
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$618
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$491
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$567
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$609
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$389
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$412
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$633
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$519
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$752
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$725
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$548
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$569
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$560
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$664
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$833
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$570
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$508
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$471
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$440
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$497
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$528
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$512
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$687
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$502
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1546
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$455
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$488
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$575