Cost of Living Comparison Between Somalia and China Cost of Living Comparison Between Somalia and China

Name: China
Address: CN

🙂 Solo nomad: Somalia is 19.2% cheaper than China without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Somalia is 25% cheaper than China without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.04 SOS 1,724

$2.85 ¥20.46

6.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.76 SOS 8,382

$23.97 ¥172

-38.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 SOS 2,776

$4.96 ¥35.61

-1.41%

Cappuccino

$1.37 SOS 776

$3.13 ¥22.47

-56.23%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 SOS 432

$0.44 ¥3.18

72.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 SOS 184

$0.29 ¥2.1

10.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.47 SOS 5,947

$0.95 ¥6.83

1002.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$14.86 SOS 8,443

$2.14 ¥15.32

594.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.4 SOS 797

$1.85 ¥13.23

-24.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 SOS 535

$1.68 ¥12.06

-44.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.06 SOS 601

$0.95 ¥6.81

11.58%

Eggs

$2.26 SOS 1,286

$1.55 ¥11.11

45.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.11 SOS 2,900

$13.25 ¥95.1

-61.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.58 SOS 2,600

$3.28 ¥23.52

39.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.41 SOS 3,075

$10.85 ¥77.8

-50.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 SOS 1,695

$1.77 ¥12.66

68.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 SOS 957

$1.26 ¥9.01

33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.85 SOS 1,619

$1.5 ¥10.73

90.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 SOS 722

$1.19 ¥8.5

6.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 SOS 640

$0.75 ¥5.4

50.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 SOS 734

$0.86 ¥6.15

50.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 SOS 485

$0.61 ¥4.37

39.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 SOS 412

$0.58 ¥4.14

25.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.08 SOS 613

$3.45 ¥24.74

-68.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.06 SOS 1,736

$11.3 ¥81.1

-72.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.06 SOS 1,169

$0.84 ¥6

145.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ¥12.05

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 SOS 177

$0.4 ¥2.86

-22.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.9 SOS 14.1K

$20.83 ¥149

19.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 SOS 877

$1.36 ¥9.74

13.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 SOS 325

$0.35 ¥2.55

62.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.55 SOS 2,587

$6.8 ¥48.75

-33.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 SOS 601

$1.12 ¥8.05

-5.36%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$5,810 SOS 3.3M

$19.2K ¥137.7K

-69.74%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$8,444 SOS 4.8M

$16.7K ¥119.8K

-49.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$99.8 SOS 56.7K

$51.4 ¥369

93.99%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.83 SOS 3,880

$9.77 ¥70.1

-30.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.72 SOS 18.6K

$11.34 ¥81.3

188.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.31 SOS 16.1K

$39.55 ¥284

-28.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9 SOS 5,114

$14.89 ¥107

-39.56%

Cinema Ticket

$4.99 SOS 2,833

$6.23 ¥44.71

-19.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$33.83 SOS 19.2K

$417 ¥2,989

-91.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$573 SOS 325.7K

$17.7K ¥126.8K

-96.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.49 SOS 8,231

$45.65 ¥327

-68.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.77 SOS 11.2K

$33.49 ¥240

-40.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$20.58 SOS 11.7K

$71.8 ¥515

-71.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.19 SOS 16K

$72.9 ¥523

-61.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$126 SOS 71.8K

$445 ¥3,194

-71.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$70.6 SOS 40.1K

$255 ¥1,830

-72.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$359 SOS 203.9K

$915 ¥6,566

-60.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 SOS 104.2K

$543 ¥3,895

-66.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,930 SOS 3.4M

$6,142 ¥44.1K

-3.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$16K SOS 9.1M

$2,860 ¥20.5K

460.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$315 SOS 178.7K

$942 ¥6,755

-66.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.43

4.06

132.27%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Somalia: October 28, 2025

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

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