Mogadishu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$264
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
19
77
🏙️ Population
2.12M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7125th and 6106th ($724 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9150th and 1113th 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
$3.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$22916

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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
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$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
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$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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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638