Foshan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$156
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
73
16
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.12M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7900th and 6317th ($575 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 1721st and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mogadishu

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Foshan Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.39
🥤 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
$167
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1047

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$742
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$812
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$481
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$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$805
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$452
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$815
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$702
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$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
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$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