Maoming vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$409	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	26
😀 Quality of life	44	12
🏙️ Population	6.17M	2.12M

The cost of living in Maoming is 6% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6647th and 6832nd ($756 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 136th best city to live in China vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6657th and 9139th 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	$2.06	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$879

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752