Mogadishu vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$256
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
26
23
😀 Quality of life
13
57
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.37M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 12% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6821st and 6364th ($719 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 12th in Turkey, while ranked 9110th and 5645th 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
$3.03
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$11214

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$711
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607