Karachi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$179
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$391
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
26
😀 Quality of life
49
13
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.12M

The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8915th and 6821st ($429 vs $719) 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 6242nd and 9110th 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
$2.02
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$890

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799