Izmir vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$437	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	26
😀 Quality of life	68	12
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.12M

The cost of living in Izmir is 28% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5990th and 6832nd ($909 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3369th and 9139th 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	$8.23	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$879

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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