Gujranwala vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$98	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	25
😀 Quality of life	30	15
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.12M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 58% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9199th and 7013th ($302 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Pakistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8772nd and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Mogadishu

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	Gujranwala	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$575

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864