Lusaka vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$312	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	26
😀 Quality of life	49	12
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.12M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6726th and 6832nd ($738 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Somalia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6269th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mogadishu

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	Lusaka	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$879

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

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