Mogadishu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$256
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
74
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 15% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6821st and 6292nd ($719 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9110th and 499th 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
$3.03
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719