Mogadishu vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$276
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
23
😀 Quality of life
16
41
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.34M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 45% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6317th and 7971st ($819 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Somalia and Turkey, respectively. Check Somalia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 9088th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Samsun

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Mogadishu Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628