Mogadishu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$799
🏠 One person rent
$276
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
26
67
😀 Quality of life
16
35
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 148% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6317th and 9155th ($819 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 9088th and 7850th 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
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$1496

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$805
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282