Mogadishu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$230
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
78
😀 Quality of life
12
66
🏙️ Population
2.12M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 39% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6832nd and 8544th ($711 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 9139th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Zhengzhou

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Mogadishu Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$19343

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MogadishuZhengzhou

Cost of living

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$490
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$605
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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
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$522
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$545
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$575
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$479
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$529
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$552
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$504
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$551
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$509
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$571
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$586
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$505
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$538
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$520
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$787
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$547
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$571
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$800
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