Mogadishu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$276
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
90
😀 Quality of life
16
73
🏙️ Population
2.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 19% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6317th and 6886th ($819 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9088th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tianjin

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Mogadishu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$16123

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
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$702
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$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600