Ashgabat vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$968
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
43
22
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.12M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 163% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7156th ($1898 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7430th and 9071st 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
$31.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$629

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$1846
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$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800