Changsha vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$190	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	68	12
🏙️ Population	10M	2.12M

The cost of living in Changsha is 19% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6832nd ($577 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3100th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mogadishu

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	Changsha	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$879

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752