Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.0 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 21.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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