Mogadishu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$264
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
27
65
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
2.12M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7125th and 6833rd ($724 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 9150th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Suzhou

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Mogadishu Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$17664

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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
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$455
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$419
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$797
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$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
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$508
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$1269
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$523
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
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$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
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$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623