Mogadishu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$256
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
95
😀 Quality of life
13
86
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6821st and 4715th ($719 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9110th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Taipei

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Mogadishu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$18424

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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
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$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
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$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
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$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605