Mogadishu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$989
🏠 One person rent
$264
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
27
69
😀 Quality of life
19
51
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 69% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7125th and 8928th ($724 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 9150th and 6598th 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
$3.5
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$782

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
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$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
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$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
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$351
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$414
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$417
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$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265