Mogadishu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$264
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
21
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 20% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7125th and 7929th ($724 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 9150th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Shaoyang

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Mogadishu Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$11939

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615