Guangzhou vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$354
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
74
19
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.12M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6835th and 7125th ($782 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 2285th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mogadishu

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Guangzhou Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863