Mogadishu vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$267
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
27
17
😀 Quality of life
22
44
🏙️ Population
2.12M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 18% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7156th and 7879th ($721 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 222nd in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9071st and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Shangqiu

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Mogadishu Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$19212

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$1050
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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522