Mogadishu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$276
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
74
😀 Quality of life
16
82
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6317th and 5887th ($819 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9088th and 364th 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
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$11040

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$805
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$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741