Mogadishu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$264
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
53
😀 Quality of life
19
71
🏙️ Population
2.12M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7125th and 7431st ($724 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9150th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Ningbo

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Mogadishu Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$15051

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$743
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525