Mogadishu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$256
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
24
😀 Quality of life
13
39
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 18% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6821st and 7649th ($719 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9110th and 7013th 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
$3.03
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$10066

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610