Mogadishu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$276
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
95
😀 Quality of life
16
87
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 30% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6317th and 4516th ($819 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9088th and 209th 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
$2.98
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$19102

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$702
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$676
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$486
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$602
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$705
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$493
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$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589