Lusaka vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$272
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
51
22
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6881st and 7156th ($777 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Somalia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6622nd and 9071st 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
$8.56
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$629

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800