Mogadishu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$276
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
26
38
😀 Quality of life
16
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
6.98M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 5% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6317th and 6458th ($819 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 9088th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Zhanjiang

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Mogadishu Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573