Karachi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$188	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	26
😀 Quality of life	50	12
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.12M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6832nd ($442 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6253rd and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mogadishu

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	Karachi	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752