Mersin vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$401
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
62
13
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mersin is 10% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6481st and 6821st ($789 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4985th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Mogadishu

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Mersin Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$890

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$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799