Mogadishu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$230
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
90
😀 Quality of life
12
70
🏙️ Population
2.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 4% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6956th ($711 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9139th and 2306th 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
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$18215

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$764
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$718
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$541
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$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$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
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616