Mogadishu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$230
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
26
70
😀 Quality of life
12
68
🏙️ Population
2.12M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 18% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6198th ($711 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9139th and 3351st 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
$2.98
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$17431

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$542
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$542
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$500
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$1180
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$561
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$571
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$540
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$483
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$654
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$638
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$523
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$552
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$811
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$838
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$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
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$1495
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$562
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$482
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$752

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$645
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$670
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$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
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$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
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$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
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$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
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$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
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$644
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$650
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$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
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$672
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$708
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$746
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$665
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$621
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$590
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$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613