Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 86.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,719
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS430
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS569
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,217
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,118
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,051
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,058
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS889
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS676
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,241
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,052
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,867,145
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,156
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,333
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,945
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,554
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,306
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,658
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS595,827
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,010
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS745
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS630
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,039
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,930
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,941
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,031
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,621
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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