Baghdad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baghdad | Mogadishu | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6246th and 6821st ($859 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Somalia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Somalia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6059th and 9110th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Ctesiphon | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Abu Ghraib | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Al-Karmah | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Baqubah | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Fallujah | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Karbala | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Hillah | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Ramadi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Samarra | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Kufa | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Najaf | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Tikrit | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Kut | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Ilam | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Samawah | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kermanshah | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Erbil | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Sanandaj | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Baneh | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Mosul | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Saqqez | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Mahabad | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Dezful | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Bukan | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Sinjar | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Borujerd | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Duhok | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Hamadan | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Malayer | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Miandoab | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Dorud |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 223 km or 138 mi |  Baidoa | |
| 824 km or 512 mi |  Malindi | |
| 849 km or 527 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 860 km or 534 mi |  Jijiga | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Harar | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Meru | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | Borama | |
| 923 km or 573 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Mombasa | |
| 944 km or 586 mi | Awasa | |
| 980 km or 609 mi | Thika | |
| 981 km or 610 mi | Machakos | |
| 1017 km or 632 mi | Nairobi | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi |  Tanga | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi |  Ali Sabieh | |
| 1060 km or 659 mi | Dikhil | |
| 1063 km or 661 mi | Nakuru | |
| 1066 km or 663 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 1072 km or 666 mi | Moshi | |
| 1090 km or 677 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 1127 km or 700 mi | Obock | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Eldoret | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Jimma | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Arusha | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dessie | |
| 1197 km or 744 mi |  Aden | |
| 1201 km or 747 mi | Kisumu | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | Mumias | |
| 1246 km or 774 mi |  Mbale | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Tororo | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Taiz | |
| 1303 km or 810 mi | Morogoro | |
| 1332 km or 828 mi | Ibb | |
| 1346 km or 836 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1361 km or 846 mi | Jinja | |
| 1370 km or 851 mi | Zabid | |
| 1377 km or 855 mi | Bahir Dar |