Mogadishu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$256
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
26
96
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
2.12M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6821st and 5948th ($719 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9110th and 556th 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
$3.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618