Lahore vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$151
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$394
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
26
😀 Quality of life
51
16
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8998th and 6317th ($386 vs $819) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6245th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Mogadishu

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Lahore Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.39
🥤 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
$97.8
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$1047

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$337
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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883