Maoming vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$416	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	26
😀 Quality of life	44	13
🏙️ Population	6.17M	2.12M

The cost of living in Maoming is 8% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6548th and 6821st ($774 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6627th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Mogadishu

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	Maoming	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$890

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799