Izmir vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$513	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	25
😀 Quality of life	72	15
🏙️ Population	4.49M	2.12M

The cost of living in Izmir is 46% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5223rd and 7013th ($1046 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Izmir compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 3140th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Mogadishu

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	Izmir	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$575

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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