Mogadishu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$276
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
26
61
😀 Quality of life
16
56
🏙️ Population
2.12M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 21% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6317th and 6976th ($819 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9088th and 5865th 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
$2.98
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524