Mogadishu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$230
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
73
😀 Quality of life
12
81
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 13% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6380th ($711 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9139th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Tainan

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Mogadishu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$6108

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$706
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$498
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$660
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$764
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682