Chongqing vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$292
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
26
😀 Quality of life
72
16
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 13% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6733rd and 6317th ($712 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2233rd and 9088th 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
$3.98
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$1047

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$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
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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