Mogadishu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$256
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
26
22
😀 Quality of life
13
46
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 27% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6821st and 8124th ($719 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 9110th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$1501

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705