Chongqing vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$226	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	72	13
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.12M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 8% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7185th and 6821st ($662 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1966th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mogadishu

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	Chongqing	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$890

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Mogadishu

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