Mogadishu vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$267
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
22
48
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.37M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 0.7% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7156th and 7191st ($721 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in Somalia and Turkey, respectively. Check Somalia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 9071st and 6890th 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
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$3975

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958