Mogadishu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$256
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
84
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
2.12M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6821st and 6052nd ($719 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9110th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Taichung

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Mogadishu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$13638

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716