Islamabad vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$199
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
25
😀 Quality of life
50
15
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.12M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 38% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8887th and 7013th ($443 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6597th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Mogadishu

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Islamabad Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$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
$187
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$575

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$416
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$344
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$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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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