Istanbul vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$675	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	78	15
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.12M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 80% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4522nd and 7013th ($1288 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1015th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mogadishu

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	Istanbul	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$575

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

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