Mogadishu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$276
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
26
24
😀 Quality of life
16
43
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 42% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6317th and 7871st ($819 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 9088th and 6810th 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
$2.98
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$11076

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586