Mogadishu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$267
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
69
😀 Quality of life
22
51
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 61% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7156th and 8874th ($721 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9071st and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Rawalpindi

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Mogadishu Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$806

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$745
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252