Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 24.6% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$3.00
SOS1,711
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.55
SOS885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.42
SOS241
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.47
SOS266
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$3.91
SOS2,231
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$35.00
SOS19,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,849,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$9.00
SOS5,132
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$32.00
SOS18,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$197.14
SOS112,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$84.75
SOS48,330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$70.35
SOS40,120
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$58.75
SOS33,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,074
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$7.00
SOS3,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$1.30
SOS741
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$26.25
SOS14,969
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Mogadishu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$17.33
SOS9,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$24.33
SOS13,876
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$21.00
SOS11,976
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$65.67
SOS37,447
|
|
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