Mogadishu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$264
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
19
89
🏙️ Population
2.12M
4.05M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7125th and 5023rd ($724 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9150th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs New Taipei

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Mogadishu New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$18576

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$1156
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$996
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$455
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$419
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$797
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$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
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$508
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$1269
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$523
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$601
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$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
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$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
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$863

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
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$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
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$661
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$698
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$610
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$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602