Baghdad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$501
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
27
😀 Quality of life
60
22
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.12M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5729th and 7156th ($976 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and Somalia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5887th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Mogadishu

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Baghdad Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$629

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32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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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