Foshan vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$234
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
27
😀 Quality of life
72
22
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.12M

The cost of living in Foshan is 13% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7755th and 7156th ($627 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 2nd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2991st and 9071st 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
$3.7
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$629

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$785
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$873
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$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
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$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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