Mogadishu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$276
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
26
100
😀 Quality of life
16
78
🏙️ Population
2.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6317th and 4461st ($819 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9088th and 558th 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
$2.98
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$28143

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$805
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$702
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$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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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740