Mogadishu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$276
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
53
😀 Quality of life
16
53
🏙️ Population
2.12M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6317th and 6882nd ($819 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 9088th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Quanzhou

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Mogadishu Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$19406

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$805
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083