Mogadishu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$276
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
78
😀 Quality of life
16
67
🏙️ Population
2.12M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 62% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6317th and 8471st ($819 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 9088th and 3944th 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
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$4818

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$702
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$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
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617