Chongqing vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$229
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
27
😀 Quality of life
74
22
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 12% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7730th and 7156th ($631 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 2nd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1966th and 9071st 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
$2.93
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$629

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800