Mogadishu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$256
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
90
😀 Quality of life
13
71
🏙️ Population
2.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 1% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6821st and 6862nd ($719 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 9110th and 2285th 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
$3.03
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$16590

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$671
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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618