Baghdad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$423
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
60
26
😀 Quality of life
54
12
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.12M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6020th and 6832nd ($904 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 9139th 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
$5.16
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$706
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752