Mogadishu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$256
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
2.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6821st and 4780th ($719 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9110th and 571st 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
$3.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$31401

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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
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$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
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$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774