Mogadishu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$256
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
26
17
😀 Quality of life
13
37
🏙️ Population
2.12M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 20% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6821st and 7790th ($719 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 9110th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Zhoukou

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Mogadishu Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$15431

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
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$671
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$626
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$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528