Mogadishu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$276
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
26
22
😀 Quality of life
16
48
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6317th and 7054th ($819 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 9088th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Urfa

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Mogadishu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$5442

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$805
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630