Mogadishu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$276
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
26
98
😀 Quality of life
16
71
🏙️ Population
2.12M
12.3M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 27% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6317th and 7238th ($819 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 Wuhan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 9088th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Wuhan

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Mogadishu Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575