Mogadishu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$264
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
19
75
🏙️ Population
2.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7125th and 4971st ($724 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9150th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Shanghai

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Mogadishu Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$27781

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$712
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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$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
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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765