Mogadishu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$267
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.85M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7156th and 6014th ($721 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 9071st and 2806th 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
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$5481

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$1045
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$1050
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$543
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$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686