Lusaka vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$360
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
26
😀 Quality of life
51
16
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6460th and 6317th ($777 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Somalia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6238th and 9088th 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
$3.81
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$1047

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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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