Mogadishu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$230
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
96
😀 Quality of life
12
80
🏙️ Population
2.12M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6832nd and 5950th ($711 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9139th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Shenzhen

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Mogadishu Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$22267

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$706
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$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609