Mogadishu vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$264
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
19
60
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.37M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7125th and 6818th ($724 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Somalia and Turkey, respectively. Check Somalia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1 months in Samsun. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 9150th and 5950th 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
$3.5
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$3447

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907