Kaohsiung vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$339
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
26
😀 Quality of life
84
16
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5786th and 6317th ($932 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Somalia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 320th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mogadishu

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Kaohsiung Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$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