Mogadishu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$904
🏠 One person rent
$256
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
26
67
😀 Quality of life
13
31
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 91% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6821st and 9038th ($719 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 9110th and 7946th 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
$3.03
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$1015

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286