Baghdad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$446
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
25
😀 Quality of life
58
15
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.12M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6120th and 7013th ($918 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Somalia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6065th and 9189th 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
$3.8
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864