Chengdu vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$251
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
26
😀 Quality of life
72
13
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7209th and 6821st ($660 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1933rd and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Mogadishu

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Chengdu Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$890

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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