Hong Kong vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
80
22
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.12M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 270% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 640th and 7156th ($2663 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 676th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mogadishu

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Hong Kong Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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