Kocaeli vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$306	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	26
😀 Quality of life	66	12
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.12M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 1% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6806th and 6832nd ($718 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Turkey and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4014th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Mogadishu

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	Kocaeli	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638

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