Mogadishu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$264
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
27
22
😀 Quality of life
19
51
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 16% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7125th and 7752nd ($724 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.2 months in Urfa. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 9150th and 6642nd 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
$3.5
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$8142

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761